Front Mech - Too much tension........

Avoneer
Avoneer Posts: 525
edited November 2009 in Workshop
Hi All,

Not sure if this is the right section, but i've been changing my drop bars to flats.

I currently have a Shimano STR224 shifter and an FDR443 front mech, but I'm having real trouble setting it up.

There is just so much tension on the cable and thus making the lever really hard to push in order to move the front mech.

It's as if the ratios are wrong, or I'm doing something fundamentally wrong.

Any thoughts anyone?

Thanks,

Pat....
"Campagnolo has soul, Shimano has ruthless efficiency and SRAM has yet to acquire mystique. Differentiating between them is a matter of taste"

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  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Yep, it's easy to try to adjust the front mech and put way too much tension in. Loosen it off totally and start again, using this guide:
    http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=75
    Cycling weakly
  • Avoneer
    Avoneer Posts: 525
    Cheer bud,

    Will try again tomorrow.

    Might be a good idea for me to start at the beginning.

    Pat...
    "Campagnolo has soul, Shimano has ruthless efficiency and SRAM has yet to acquire mystique. Differentiating between them is a matter of taste"

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