On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:35:10 -0400, "Phil Lee, Squid"
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[email protected]> wrote:
>Slack wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:26:50 -0700, Tom The Great <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> Just wondering if other 2006 Haro v4 are having the same problem.
>>>
>>> My chain doesn't drop into the lowest/smallest crank very easily. It
>>> jumps from the highest/largest front crank into the middle crank, but
>>> from the middle to the lowest, it seems to have problems. Yes my
>>> local bike shop has checked it, just seems to be a quirk.
>>>
>>> So, anyone else see this?
>>>
>>> later,
>>>
>>> tom
>>>
>>> P.S. Still a great bike for the price. 
>>
>>
>> It might not have anything to do with the frame. Many front ders need
>> to be "modified" a little with the help of some pliers. I know mine
>> did and I don't ride a Haro.
>
>I second that. Also try (at your own risk) lowering the front derailleur as
>very low as it will go without hitting the front chainrings, and tweak the
>cage so that the rear part points inward just ever so slightly. I bet that
>takes care of it. But the lowering almost always does the trick.
Forgot to follow this up. I was in the process of getting my bike
worked on. The first front derailer was 'flawed'. So Haro's warranty
covered it.
Now with the new front derailer, it still has problems with dropping
into the lowest crank, and I found out why. When I first got the bike
I didn't mod anything other than get sealed bearing pedals(they are so
smooth), and eveything worked like a champ. Then I got a bash ring
for the front crank. This is when changes happened.
The front derailor has to be moved up to clear the bash-ring in the
highest gear. This causes for the chain to be lower, in the cage than
normal. So in high gear, not much lower, the middle gear a little
lower, and when trying to hit the lowest gear, very low. This causes
the chain to miss the 'hump' on the outter part of the inside of the
cage, causing the chain to not get bumped into the loweste gear.
This is what I've done, I've lowed the front derailer to the point
that it only clears the bash ring, in the highest crank, by a few
sheets of paper. Also, moved the rear part of the cage inward. This
greatly improved the action, and without removing the bashring, or
goind for a derailer with a longer cage, it seemed like all I could
do.
Thanks for the feedbacks.
>
>I really miss working on bikes. I'm currently working for the giant rat
>here in Orlando.
Sounds like the battle-cry of a person that should open a small repair
shop out of his/her garage. What's the worse, you make money and
leave the rat?
tom
