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On Tue Feb 3 19:16:08 2026 AMuzi wrote:
On 2/3/2026 7:01 PM, cyclintom wrote:
On Tue Feb 3 08:04:34 2026 AMuzi wrote:
On 2/3/2026 7:32 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote:
AMuzi, 2026-01-31 16:20+0100:
Great, you made it better.
More than better in fact: it now works perfectly. It was still very
slightly out of parallelism with the chainrings, and I have just fixed >>> it. I am now unable to reproduce the issue, and therefore, I cannot take >>> new, better pictures of it. :-)
Besides height, worn or older design front changers benefit
from a small bend to the front of the inside cage; slightly
out and up. With a more positive push at the leading edge
of the chain during a shift, the chain lands more solidly on
a tooth rather than wandering off the outside.
That does not seem to be necessary in my case.
Thank you all for the advice, this is an issue I would never have been >>> able to solve by just searching the Web.
There are no secrets regarding front changer setup:
https://tinyurl.com/ms3wevrv
https://tinyurl.com/mshjces8
Those compressed "tinyurl"'s don;t work on my newa reader.
They both redirect in Thunderbird.
long versions:
https://grupetaciclista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1640600496_839_Guia-de-instalacion-del-desviador-delantero-GRX-FD-RX815-Ultegra.png
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=3dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.parktool.com%2Fassets%2Fimg%2Frepairhelp%2Fft_der_8.jpg&f=3d1&nofb=3d1&ipt=3daa07240bdebe32055f9798f2cbe9de9d364ca8080910fdc04f3cb2e40377c965
Not sure what you mean since I use Duckduckgo. But your pictures appeared clear and concise on the long references.
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