rear derailleur adjustments

jurgispeters

Hello, first of all, I hope this the right section for my post, if not, please to correct me; I am new to road bikes, - I have recently put together hybrid/road bike, but I can't figure out one thing - why is my rear dérailleur's small pulley so close to the cassette? I tried to adjust the dérailleur by manipulating with the screws, but nothing seems to help. when I pedal backwards the chain obviously isn't going smoothly and sometimes even `falls off`; this probably is a very simple question, sorry about that, but any help would be much appreciated

manglier

It looks as if the B screw needs adjusting
Try this site for instructions, http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... derailleur
Good luck!

Dozzina

http://www.bicycling.com/maintenance/re ... derailleur

You're looking for 'number 2'. Screw it in. Go for a gap of 3-5mm between your guide jockey wheel and your cassette or whatever the manufacturer states/your gears work.

jurgispeters

OK, thanks a lot guy, will follow the instructions!