How to adjust your derailleur for perfect shifting (indexing your derailleur) | Syd Fixes Bikes
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 Published On Oct 18, 2020

Everything you need to know about adjusting your derailleur for perfect shifting.

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00:00 Intro
00:20 What you'll need
00:32 Why should you do this?
01:11 How a derailleur works
02:26 Adjusting cable tension using the barrel adjusters
06:56 Adjusting cable tension at the derailleur with the bolt
08:48 What are limit screws?
10:26 Adjusting the low limit screw
11:36 Adjusting the high limit screw
13:01 Limit screw summary
13:50 Understanding and adjusting the B-tension screw
15:47 How to adjust your derailleur in one minute

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