2 chainring users and set up

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2 chainring users and set up
Taff
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I know there are millions of topics on ratios but how do you guys set up your 3 speed shifters. Do you have the granny ring as an empty shift or the third shift so you can't shift into it?

Posted 13 years ago

mr_mills
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If you're just removing the big ring and leaving mech and shifters the same, just adjust the mech stop so it can't shift past the middle ring.

Posted 13 years ago

coogan
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Just set them up for granny and middle. Can't see any point making unable to shift into the bigger ring, you know you've only got two rings up front.

Posted 13 years ago

PJM1974
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I've never mis-shifted, for the same reasons as Coogan. I fully intend to adjust my front mech properly, but have never gotten round to it.

Posted 13 years ago

mudmonster
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As I remember it's just the same as normal but set the 3rd shift so you can't shift into it. My bike is in Leeds and I'm in London so can't check.

Posted 13 years ago

stuartlangwilson
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You will struggle to push the chain up and over a bashguard no matter how you adjust your front mech.

Posted 13 years ago

mikewsmith
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train your finger rather than messing up the shifter

Posted 13 years ago

freeform5spot
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as mr_mills

Posted 13 years ago

TandemJeremy
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I wind the stop down so I can't overshift – so I have granny and middle. I have managed to shift up onto a bash ring

Posted 13 years ago

ryan_c
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If you change your middle ring to a 36 (like me) you probs will need to do some messing around to get it shifting cleanly.

Posted 13 years ago

thomthumb
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mr mills + 1

If you change your middle ring to a 36 (like me) you probs will need to do some messing around to get it shifting cleanly.

i find moving the mech up the seat tube by around 5-10 mm (so that the middle ring bit of the cage lines up with the 36T ring) works good.

HTH

Posted 13 years ago

Northwind
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Use the end stop to stop you shifting up into the missing big ring… Makes adjustment incredibly easy once you do this.

Posted 13 years ago

GeeWavetree
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do you need to move the mech clamp down the seat tube?

Posted 13 years ago

Northwind
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Nope, remember that the little ring is in the same place and the middle ring is actually higher. But I move it down a little anyway as I find it reduces chain noise.

Posted 13 years ago

Taff
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I've got rid of my granny ring as a 22tooth is pointless in my eyes so what I mean is for the others who have done the same, when it comes to setting up the shifters do you set the middle ring up as if it was the granny ring or leave it as standard set up. Stop screws are all adjusted accordingly too before you ask?

Posted 13 years ago

njee20
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Aah, you've done it the strange way. Having done that in the past I would strongly recommend playing with ratios to utilise inner/middle position and get the chain line benefits, and a slightly smaller inner ring if you so desire.

Do it with lots of cable tension, set the mech up so the granny ring position on the shifter has the mech on the middle ring. Stop screw on the mech will stop you going beyond one shift.

Posted 13 years ago