Ever fitted a component that never quite worked the way it should, swap it out for something else that also didn't work, then refit the original, unknowingly in a slightly different position, to find it works perfectly?
I have. I'm a numpty. What about you, and what was it?
Regular front mech, could never quite get the correct range. On the large ring there was always a bit of chain drag when going for it downhill.
Swapped it out for an E-type that I'd bought specifically - as the frame should have - only to find it incompatible with the chainset I'd used - inner ring dragged on the bottom bracket plate.
Put the original mech back on, unknowingly in a slightly different position. Chain clearance for miles. No more problem. Followed by much palming of forehead...
I have. I'm a numpty. What about you, and what was it?
Regular front mech, could never quite get the correct range. On the large ring there was always a bit of chain drag when going for it downhill.
Swapped it out for an E-type that I'd bought specifically - as the frame should have - only to find it incompatible with the chainset I'd used - inner ring dragged on the bottom bracket plate.
Put the original mech back on, unknowingly in a slightly different position. Chain clearance for miles. No more problem. Followed by much palming of forehead...
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