Road Bike Won T Shift To Lowest Gear
Assuming its a high normal rear derailleur shift it to the highest gear turn both barrel adjusters the one at the derailleur and the one at the shifter all the way in but for a couple of clicks.
Road bike won t shift to lowest gear. The derailleur itself doesn t seem broken or bent. I replaced the rear derailer on my bike after schwinn sent it to me. When you shift into the lowest gear you are putting direct pressure on the derailleur via cable tension and the limit screw is what keeps it from going too far and falling off the cassette. The old one had a bent piece.
Jockey wheel directly below the lowest gear and does not allow it to go any further. From the full faced helmet downhill mountain biker to the lycra clad cross country rider. This is most commonly caused by stretched gear cables and you will need to re index your gears. Hi i have an older road bike.
The rear derailleur seems to work that is it shift from the small sprocket to the largest but it will not stay in anything beyond the the small one. The bike shifts into every gear except for the easiest. It s a 12 speed with the gear shift on the lower bar. It looks like the rear derailer isn t aligned straight with the rest of the bike.
The problem will be the shifters derailleurs or cables. I also know that it shifted into the largest gear before so whatever i did must be fixable. The global mountain bike network is the best mtb youtube channel with videos for everyone who loves dirt. The second video in this.
Shift into the lowest gear. Aug 2 2008 at 9 07 quote. The problem that i m facing now is that i can t seem to shift into my lowest gear. Derailleur hanger doesn t seem bent.
I am often asked how to fix a bike that won t shift gears or will only shift to some gears. Here s a picture when i m shifted in the lowest gear. If it used to shift into low gear and now it doesn t what has probably happened is the cable housings have seated in and the cable is loose. The derailleur and shifter are shimano xt.
I walk through the steps to isolate and locate. I set the shifter to the lowest setting but the chain won t shift onto either of the 2 largest gears. The ideal position for this limit is where it stops the derailleur s upper pulley a k a. Bike of the year.
I can t shift onto the largest 2 rear gears.