Roller on Fat Chance

jez-4-bikes-max · Jan 8, 2006

Got my Avid roller from a rollermajig thingie.

Got my bottom pull M900 xtr 34.9 front mech.

Got the Fat Ti with a new front mech cable....

How the hell does it get threaded around the roller? The cable rubs the seattube when I thread it through the most simplistic way?

Can someone take some pics and post them so I can see how the roller sits. Am I supposed to shim out the roller so its not so flush with the frame?

Appreciated muchly so...

jezza

younggeoff · Jan 8, 2006

Hope this helps, this is the routing on my Yo.

jez-4-bikes-max · Jan 8, 2006

Thanks mate - super help...

I tried that configuration but the cable was still dead close to the frame.

How far from the frame does the roller sit? Is it quite flush?

jez-4-bikes-max · Jan 8, 2006

...and I havent seen your Yo yet! Send some pics!

Elev12k · Jan 8, 2006

My cable is like younggeoff's except for that the end that goes to the mech passes the other on the other side

There is no washer

rody · Jan 8, 2006

Jez,

You need a special bolt that IS NOT threaded clear to the head. The one I dug out of the spare parts box as well as the one on my bike have about 2-4 mm of smooth material between the head and threads that will stop the bolt threading in too close to the frame and lets the cartridge bearing roll smoothly.

cheers,

rody

jez-4-bikes-max · Jan 8, 2006

Hi Rody

The pulley rolls fine - thats not the problem - if anything I "could" space it out with a washer or two but that will only give me a few more mm clearance for the cable to miss the tube.

Im beginning to think that the cable stop is far to the right of the seattube - very odd. Ill get some piccies...

rody · Jan 9, 2006

Jez,

The non-threaded portion actually keeps the roller away from the frame...

maybe a couple of pics would help, looking forward to seeing them.

rody

jez-4-bikes-max · Jan 9, 2006

Hey guys!

At 1am - sorted it!

Fortunatly I have quite a good "washers, nuts and bolts" jat and found a superb washer that spaced it out a good 4mm. Now teh roller works absolutly superbly and looks the business too.

Best thing is that it works brilliantly and is super smooth!

Roller on Fat Chance

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