Quote:
Originally Posted by 604CEFIRO
^ I've been tinkering around with my crossbike and referencing Park Tools website for DIY's. Their guides are great: Park Tool Co. » ParkTool Blog
One thing thats hindering my ability to do real work is the lack of a bike stand... i have the mentality of "I rather buy something i can wear or use on the ride/bike" lol
There's only a handful of stuff we really need to know...
- tightening headset
- adjusting brakes
- adjust front and rear derailleurs
- replacing a tire / tube
- (replacing casette / chain)
Since no ones explained / taught me how it all works, I still don't fully understand what position the barrel adjusters should be in when doing a derailleur adjustment. should it be fully screwed in? out? which direction is in? which direction is out? what's it mean to be screwed in or out? LOL... |
For the Rear (where you should start first):
Front:
Super easy...although when I did it it was fincky as fuck.
Some systems/alignment of the FD will allow you to cross-chain w/o any noise. I can't seem to get to that happy medium so right now when I'm on the BIG CR, I can be on the lowest cassette w/ no noise. On my SMALL CR and my smallest cassette, I have a little bit of rubbing but I just drop a cassette (move up) and everything is golden.
You MAY or MAY NOT need to re-align your FD system (as I had to do).