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Peter Scandrett  
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 More options 23 Dec 2007, 13:30
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From: Peter Scandrett <prgs-use...@scandrett.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:30:55 +0000
Local: Sun 23 Dec 2007 13:30
Subject: Re: New front chain rings - not able to use small one
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Hi - to all who replied, not just Mark.

Mark T wrote on 21/12/2007 16:05:

> Front mechs are a work of Stan, and will often play up when the chain is
> towards one end of the rear sprockets but work fine when you shift the
> chain towards the other end of the rear sprockets.  The shop might have
> checked it was working, but not checked properly.

> It is possible that they didn't touch the front mech or cables as most
> shops charge for adjusting the gears.  Possibly not good service but then
> I'm not sure what other shops do.

Quick update - I found the time to nip the bike back earlier today and
they readjusted it all in about 10 minutes with no problems/questions
asked. It was a faff to have to do that but hey, these things happen; I
had visions of having to leave it with them but fortunately I didn't
need to.

I asked them what they'd done. They'd adjusted the end stops (again,
since that's what I'd been working with) but also bent the shifter thing
in a bit, as had crossed my mind originally :-) It's reassuring to know
that I was going along the right lines, anyway. It all seems to work OK now.

The guy in the shop said that sometimes these things work on the jig but
not out on the road - which I can understand; I've had that before when
fiddling with things that seem to work fine on the front step, but not
when riding...

Anyway, many thanks to all those who replied. It seems to be working
now, and I've learned a bit more too!

Regards

Peter

PS To answer the person who asked how I'd got it home - I have a
rear-of-car bike carrier which hangs the bike from the top horizontal of
the frame; it was the easiest way of dealing with it when picking it up
after work etc.

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http://www.scandrett.net/lx/
http://www.scandrett.net/bike/


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