Mountain Bike Gear Adjustment Front

Now we re going to take a closer look and tell you what you need to know.

Mountain bike gear adjustment front. Make sure your front shifter is in the lowest gear position and pull the shift cable to eliminate any extra slack before tightening the cable bolt. Then undo the pinch bolt and remove the cable. If it needs adjustment make sure your bike is in its lowest gear so there s not too much tension on the inner wire. The chain should be complete to the right on the bike and farthest from the bike frame.

Use a tape measure or a penny which is 1 5 millimeters to estimate the height. Turn the h limit screw until the derailleur is 2 3 mm on either side of the chain so that it has plenty of space to move. Here at the adventure junkies we want you to be able to carry out minor maintenance tasks on your bike so we have written this guide to help you adjust your gears the next time they need some attention. This is the cable that runs all the way from your left hand handlebars.

Shift the front derailleur to the middle gear and run through the entire range of rear sprockets to make sure the chain does not rub on either side of the front derailleur cage. Then i tighten my front shift wire by holding wire end tighten with another hand s fingering touch. And i adjusted my l screw on front dérailleur and just made a few mm away from seat tube. Fig 1 below shows the front part of the mountain bike gear mechanisms.

In this video we ll show you how to properly set. To adjust a shimano front derailleur start by making sure it sits at 1 3 millimeters above the large chain ring. Hi there i also recently changed a new dérailleur and i started by adjusting my climbing crank ring and on freewheel part i shifted to 34t my largest climbing rear ring. By learning how to adjust mountain bike gears you can ensure that your shifting is always perfect and you will not have to rely on your local bike shop making adjustments for you.

Before you start make sure the bike chain is in gear one on your front gears. With the bike held off the ground and the chain now on the largest cog at the back test the front derailleur by moving the chain between the smallest and next chainring using the gear lever. I think this is easier for me. Pedal the bike and shift the front to the biggest cog and the back to the smallest gear.

A bike multi tool or hex key set. If you re missing anything you can order everything on this list from our bike maintenance and tools sections.