Front der won't shift to small chainring

[Trevor]

Hi all, Got on the bike for the first time in ages on Sunday, but going up the hill form my house, I
tried to shift to the small chain ring, but the derailleur wouldn't go. I tried putting some slack
in on the shifter, but there was plenty.

I stopped and used a screwdriver to reset the stopper screw on the derailleur, but it was fine. I
even tried both!!

The derailleur just won't go far enough. I just cannot see what is wrong. The derailleur has not
moved, nor has it been dinged in storage.

Any ideas anyone?

TIA Trevor

 

[Bomba]

Trevor wrote:
> Hi all, Got on the bike for the first time in ages on Sunday, but going up the hill form my house,
> I tried to shift to the small chain ring, but the derailleur wouldn't go. I tried putting some
> slack in on the shifter, but there was plenty.
>
> I stopped and used a screwdriver to reset the stopper screw on the derailleur, but it was fine. I
> even tried both!!
>
> The derailleur just won't go far enough. I just cannot see what is wrong. The derailleur has not
> moved, nor has it been dinged in storage.
>
> Any ideas anyone?

Pivots on the der have seized and need loosening / oiling. Right crank is coming loose. You need to
reset the cable at the der.

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"Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hi all, Got on the bike for the first time in ages on Sunday, but going up the
hill
> form my house, I tried to shift to the small chain ring, but the
derailleur
> wouldn't go. I tried putting some slack in on the shifter, but there was plenty.
>
> I stopped and used a screwdriver to reset the stopper screw on the derailleur, but it was fine. I
> even tried both!!
>
> The derailleur just won't go far enough. I just cannot see what is wrong. The derailleur has not
> moved, nor has it been dinged in storage.
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
> TIA Trevor

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/repair/index.html

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[Bill Wheeler]

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:38:51 +0200, "Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote:

>The derailleur just won't go far enough. I just cannot see what is wrong. The derailleur has not
>moved, nor has it been dinged in storage.
>
>Any ideas anyone?

ROFLMAO... Any ideas? HA HA HA!

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give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
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