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Noob gear cable question…

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Installing some fresh gear cables on a couple of my bikes

Some articles say barrel adjusters all the way in before installation, some say just shy of halfway / three whole turns out

What’s the general STW consensus on this?!


 
Posted : 19/11/2022 11:36 am
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One turn out, just because it's easier to move when some cable tension is on
IME cables need tightening rather than loosening after the cable is pulled through and anchored


 
Posted : 19/11/2022 11:53 am
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That was pretty much my own train of thought

One turn out on both derailleur and mech?!


 
Posted : 19/11/2022 12:00 pm
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Derailleur and shifter*


 
Posted : 19/11/2022 1:24 pm
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Yep that should work. Can't think of any reason why you'd want more than 1 full turn on the barrel.

To be honest I've never bothered putting a turn on the derailleur adjuster but if you want to it's not going to do any harm.


 
Posted : 19/11/2022 8:23 pm
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Cheers all, one turn off of both and worked a treat


 
Posted : 19/11/2022 8:29 pm

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