by far the best and most straightforward mechanical rear derailleur adjustment tutorial on youtube. so many others try to resolve around a flawed setup.
I work in a bike shop. This is the most straight forward, easy to understand, correct way to do this. Skip all other videos on this subject. This is the only one you really need to watch.
You win! Easily the best rear derailleur adjustment video on UA-cam. I wish I'd found it sooner, it would have saved me lots of time. Thanks for making the effort to create this. Instructions were clear, easy to follow and to the point. Added to favourites...
Thanks!!!!!! I've unsuccessfully tried adjusting my deraileurs for many years (my current squeeze @ 2000 Devinci Millenium Road bike with Ultegra) One minute and a half of your video and I got it nailed. Thanks.
Thank you man. I just spent two days literally fixing my bikes gear shifting and you having explained the concept and easy steps, which helped me get things done in an hour. My shimano derailer isn't as good as yours so I had a ton of trouble adjusting it right since the chain tends to end up slipping either to the front or back of the cassette. I had to adjust L and H but the worse part was the anchor bolt where I had to adjust the wire tension to somehow make the derailer arm align with the cassette. I then shifted to every gear and quickly adjusted, while my bike is upside down until it was somewhat smooth gear shifting. I still haven't made the shifting as smooth as I want, but it's a huge step in the right direction and I'm writing to say thanks since now I can at least ride my bike with gear working.
Thank you for your comment, John. I am glad it helped you and that you are back on your bike! If you have any other questions, let me know. Happy riding!
@@cyclinggrandtour is there a chance, that rear derailleur is working strange due to bycicle has only ~ 500 km run. Everything worked well on tripod. But when I had a ride, it started to act strange. Like not switching the gear, and swithing two gears afterwards. Thank you!
Hi Gleb, I would suggest checking the rear derailleur hanger alignment first. Then I would make sure the rear wheel is installed correctly (if quick release, open it, put downward pressure on the bike to make sure the wheel is sitting correctly on the frame). Last thing would be to check the gear cables, especially if you ride the bike in wet weather or mud. Give that a try!
OMG. Superb video. Following other videos made things worse but this one put everything right. Made myself a methodical procedure list and hey presto! Thank you so much.
You, my friend are a frekkn genius! The best derailleur adjustment video out there! So, cool calm and to the point! Thank you for taking the time to create this video! Gareth.
I did everything through other video as a guide, but i just cant tune it.. But then saw your video n the moment u take off the cable, i was like voilaa, this is more logic.. Then miracle happen, i have smooth gear changing, and able to achieve all small and high gear. Thank you mate.. U save me from hundred bucks of pro tuner
"Turn the cable tensioner next to the lever couple of times anticlockwise!'" I was having trouble for ages with the gears not moving up one by one, sometimes would miss a gear, this comment solved it. Thanks again.
Great video, very simple, easy to understand, and most importantly concise! I think we all hate those "Hey guys, welcome to the channel, just before we start..." types who ramble on and on for 25 minutes :D I wanted to ask a quick question about a weird issue I'm having. I can shift fine about basically the whole cassette (105 11-spd) however if I want to shift up from 4 to 5, it has a lot of trouble making the shift. If I give it two clicks and jump to 6 that's fine and I can then shift down to 5 again and no worries - this is mostly just a nuisance but unfortunately my natural tendency is to ride in this range and often I end up wanting to ride a little bit of a harder gear, failing to shift to 5, having to shift to 6 and drop down, and it ruins my cadence since 6 is too hard a gear to drive. Any idea what could be the issue? Brand new cassette and essentially a brand new chain/derailleur etc - maybe 6 months old when this problem first appeared - so I think any cable-stretch and initial 'bedding-in' wear has already happened
Hi there, sorry for the delay in response. From my experience, when all the gears are perfect, but then the gears in the middle of the cassette are not great, that generally points to a very slight bend on the derailleur hanger. If you have a spare one handy, you can swap them out in a couple of minutes and see if that's the issue. If not, you can ask at a bike shop to check the derailleur hanger. The other option is that the outer cable can have dirt inside, but that would compromise all gears, not just 1 or 2... Let me know if you find out what the issue is. I'm curious now :)
@@cyclinggrandtour No worries, we've all got busy lives to lead! Thanks for taking the time to reply I'm afraid I still don't know what the issue is really - I've re-indexed the gears and the last time I rode (it being winter in the UK makes it less than inviting to cycle right now) they were functioning very well. I don't know what I did to fix it exactly but happy they seem to be working much better than they used to. I'm thinking you may be right regarding the hanger as when I indexed the gears the jockey wheels didn't seem to be in an exactly vertical line with the cassette gears. Possibly this was just the way I was looking at it, or even the way my glasses warp my vision slightly and can make straight things appear ever so slightly curved. Either this or there was a small sticking point on the gear cable somewhere that meant tension wasn't quite released properly for that specific 4/5/6 range. I think in Springtime I will take my bike in for a full service, as it probably could do with having the hydraulics bled soon, and I'll ask them to have a little look at the gears and see if they can figure it out.
Well, glad to hear it's working now hahahaha well done! :) Yeah, the jockey wheels and how they line up can be misleading sometimes, but you might be onto something there. I like your plan. Springtime, just before you start to put in some serious miles, get it checked out and they should be able to spot what the issue was. Thanks for getting back to me :)
Thank you for your comment! I'm glad it helped you :) I was planning to record a few more videos but life got in the way... Maybe one day I'll record a few more videos. Do you have any specific questions with the FD that I can perhaps help you with?
by far the best and most straightforward mechanical rear derailleur adjustment tutorial on youtube. so many others try to resolve around a flawed setup.
I like this procedure in which you do high/low with the cable disconnected. Good video. Thanks.
I worked! I took notes and went out on the drive. Went step by step, got rained on as a bonus. Now shifts better than it ever has. Thank You
That's so good to hear, Larry!
probably the most straightforward guide i've seen. talking slowly helps
I work in a bike shop. This is the most straight forward, easy to understand, correct way to do this. Skip all other videos on this subject. This is the only one you really need to watch.
Thank you, Phil! Much appreciated
Thank you master. You've saved me 20 bucks from my local bike shop. May God repay your good deeds.
Whenever I had to do my derailleur I always search for this guy, very simple and accurate instructions. Believe me it works …👍
Awesome feedback mate! Thank you!
by far the most simple and easiest explanation 👌
Thank you for your support!
You win! Easily the best rear derailleur adjustment video on UA-cam. I wish I'd found it sooner, it would have saved me lots of time. Thanks for making the effort to create this. Instructions were clear, easy to follow and to the point. Added to favourites...
Thank you, Spencer!
Thanks!!!!!! I've unsuccessfully tried adjusting my deraileurs for many years (my current squeeze @ 2000 Devinci Millenium Road bike with Ultegra) One minute and a half of your video and I got it nailed. Thanks.
Out of all videos I've watched today, yours did the job. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad it helped!
@@cyclinggrandtour Same for me. Simple and effective.
Thanks. That was the best step by step vid. Some others tend to jump around a bit and not follow a logical sequence.
Such a great comment, thank you!!
After 7 years it still the best derailleur adjustment tutorial on youtube.
This is the best video on UA-cam explaining setup of indexed gears. Well done.
Thank you, Richard!
Hope it helped you
Best video on gear adjustment I've found! Straight forward, easy to understand the principles being talked about. Great Job!
Thank you, Jerry!
Having watching a few different ones, this was the best guide and worked better for me
That's awesome to hear, Andy!!
I watched bunch of other videos. None of them works! Only this video clip really solved my problem! Thank you so much!
Thank you for the kind words!
Very happy it helped you!
I can’t believe it. I feel like a new man after this video, absolutely brilliant
Short and clear video ever watched on this topic, excellent work. appreciate your effort
Thank you man. I just spent two days literally fixing my bikes gear shifting and you having explained the concept and easy steps, which helped me get things done in an hour. My shimano derailer isn't as good as yours so I had a ton of trouble adjusting it right since the chain tends to end up slipping either to the front or back of the cassette. I had to adjust L and H but the worse part was the anchor bolt where I had to adjust the wire tension to somehow make the derailer arm align with the cassette. I then shifted to every gear and quickly adjusted, while my bike is upside down until it was somewhat smooth gear shifting. I still haven't made the shifting as smooth as I want, but it's a huge step in the right direction and I'm writing to say thanks since now I can at least ride my bike with gear working.
Thank you for your comment, John. I am glad it helped you and that you are back on your bike! If you have any other questions, let me know.
Happy riding!
Finally a simple explanation without all the bull sh*t. Thanks dude.
Thanks for great and easy to understand video. Mine used to skip shifts of did it only in certain position, now works perfectly fine. Best of luck!
That's awesome! thank you for your comment!
Thank you. This guide is different from others I watched. And looks like I succeeded.
Very short and clear guide
Awesome! Thank you for your feedback, Gleb
@@cyclinggrandtour is there a chance, that rear derailleur is working strange due to bycicle has only ~ 500 km run. Everything worked well on tripod. But when I had a ride, it started to act strange. Like not switching the gear, and swithing two gears afterwards.
Thank you!
Hi Gleb,
I would suggest checking the rear derailleur hanger alignment first.
Then I would make sure the rear wheel is installed correctly (if quick release, open it, put downward pressure on the bike to make sure the wheel is sitting correctly on the frame).
Last thing would be to check the gear cables, especially if you ride the bike in wet weather or mud.
Give that a try!
Thank you so much for this easy to follow method. I have just wasted 2 hours trying to fix mine and after utilizing your method, Bam! 5 minute fix!
Thank you for your comment!
I'm happy it helped you!!
Agree with others - this IS the best RD tutorial on UA-cam. Well done! 👏
Thank you, Adam
OMG. Superb video. Following other videos made things worse but this one put everything right. Made myself a methodical procedure list and hey presto! Thank you so much.
That's awesome, thank you for feedback, Michael
Straight to the point, easy to understand, thank you for this.
You, my friend are a frekkn genius! The best derailleur adjustment video out there! So, cool calm and to the point! Thank you for taking the time to create this video! Gareth.
I did everything through other video as a guide, but i just cant tune it.. But then saw your video n the moment u take off the cable, i was like voilaa, this is more logic.. Then miracle happen, i have smooth gear changing, and able to achieve all small and high gear. Thank you mate.. U save me from hundred bucks of pro tuner
That's awesome, Haziq!
I'm super happy it helped you and now you're gears work!
this is the best video I've seen on this. Thank you!
thanks, turned a potential bike shop visit to a 15 minute job.
Awesome Andy! Good job!
I will subscribe! I loved your video straightforward to the point and you've got a sense of humor I'll be seeing you you next video have a good day!
Super video. When you said good work at the end i was made up. Calm clear comentary - this video really Helped - thank you
Thank You for the video now i can use all of my rear cogs, was a simple adjustment... now time to ride and dial in my clipons.
Thank you. Got my wife's bike back on the road. Thank you!
Very calm, cool and simple explanation. Thank you.
This is by far the best instructional video on this topic. Nice one.
this guy is rocks this is going in my favorites, perfect setup on the first try. Total newbe here
Awesome! Thanks mate!
Excellent video. I will set my laptop right next to the bike and follow these simple steps. Thank you!
Yes ma man.. A big thanks to u. I did it at home myself. Did it repeatedly 3 times. Nd got d derailer in a perfect position. Thanks. All the best 👍🏼
No-BS tutorial Love it, I subscribed
Thank you for the great tutorial, specially the moment your released the cable! And for speaking slowly! 🏆🌻
Hahha thank you, Diana
Probably the best video on gear adjusting on youtube thank you!!!
Best rear derailleur adjustment video I have found on UA-cam, you go straight to the point. Finally my shifts are working properly. Thank you!
Awesome, good stuff Bernardo
Thanks, sorted. It's amazing the smallest detail given can be the one to resolve the problem.
Awesome! I'm curious, what was the detail that solved your problem?
"Turn the cable tensioner next to the lever couple of times anticlockwise!'"
I was having trouble for ages with the gears not moving up one by one, sometimes would miss a gear, this comment solved it. Thanks again.
@@colincrowley7828 Awesome! Glad it helped :)
Excellent video my friend. Easy to understand and straight to the point. Thank you.
Good one, worked a treat! Thanks guys
THANK YOU SO MUCH I have my bike shifting all 7 gears now
Excellent tutorial. Concise, clear, only the necessary info. Thanks!
this man is absolutely worth my first subscription on here. first try and works perfect. finally. BRAVO !
Thank you, Andre! Happy you got it sorted!
Thank you so much! Just fixed my rd because of this
Great to hear!
This is THE video tutorial on how to adjust the Shimano Derailleur that actually made me tune mine the proper way. I run the XTR RD-M9000.
Awesome! Glad this worked well for you, Michael!
This video was awesome - just what I needed, thanks!
Amazing after spending days your way to explain the process hit it home ...thanks
Glad it helped!
Out of the all the videos yours is the best thanks buddy
Thanks, Jae!
Your video is the GO TO video. very well demonstrated. Thanks!
Excellent tutorial!!!! Really helped with a bike job we did today
That pre-load trick.... Sweet. Awesome vid
Thanks 👍
Thank you, thank you, thank you I love you!!! Lol… This technique was the only one that worked after trying for ever.
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Great video, very simple, easy to understand, and most importantly concise! I think we all hate those "Hey guys, welcome to the channel, just before we start..." types who ramble on and on for 25 minutes :D
I wanted to ask a quick question about a weird issue I'm having. I can shift fine about basically the whole cassette (105 11-spd) however if I want to shift up from 4 to 5, it has a lot of trouble making the shift. If I give it two clicks and jump to 6 that's fine and I can then shift down to 5 again and no worries - this is mostly just a nuisance but unfortunately my natural tendency is to ride in this range and often I end up wanting to ride a little bit of a harder gear, failing to shift to 5, having to shift to 6 and drop down, and it ruins my cadence since 6 is too hard a gear to drive.
Any idea what could be the issue? Brand new cassette and essentially a brand new chain/derailleur etc - maybe 6 months old when this problem first appeared - so I think any cable-stretch and initial 'bedding-in' wear has already happened
Hi there, sorry for the delay in response.
From my experience, when all the gears are perfect, but then the gears in the middle of the cassette are not great, that generally points to a very slight bend on the derailleur hanger. If you have a spare one handy, you can swap them out in a couple of minutes and see if that's the issue. If not, you can ask at a bike shop to check the derailleur hanger.
The other option is that the outer cable can have dirt inside, but that would compromise all gears, not just 1 or 2...
Let me know if you find out what the issue is. I'm curious now :)
@@cyclinggrandtour No worries, we've all got busy lives to lead! Thanks for taking the time to reply
I'm afraid I still don't know what the issue is really - I've re-indexed the gears and the last time I rode (it being winter in the UK makes it less than inviting to cycle right now) they were functioning very well. I don't know what I did to fix it exactly but happy they seem to be working much better than they used to.
I'm thinking you may be right regarding the hanger as when I indexed the gears the jockey wheels didn't seem to be in an exactly vertical line with the cassette gears. Possibly this was just the way I was looking at it, or even the way my glasses warp my vision slightly and can make straight things appear ever so slightly curved. Either this or there was a small sticking point on the gear cable somewhere that meant tension wasn't quite released properly for that specific 4/5/6 range.
I think in Springtime I will take my bike in for a full service, as it probably could do with having the hydraulics bled soon, and I'll ask them to have a little look at the gears and see if they can figure it out.
Well, glad to hear it's working now hahahaha well done! :)
Yeah, the jockey wheels and how they line up can be misleading sometimes, but you might be onto something there.
I like your plan. Springtime, just before you start to put in some serious miles, get it checked out and they should be able to spot what the issue was.
Thanks for getting back to me :)
This was the quickest and easiest to understand video I've seen. Do you plan to make one for the front derailleur?
Thank you for your comment! I'm glad it helped you :)
I was planning to record a few more videos but life got in the way... Maybe one day I'll record a few more videos.
Do you have any specific questions with the FD that I can perhaps help you with?
thank you
Oh so you have to loosen that thing at @4:03, mine was so tight it doesn't go to higher gear when I shift.
I'm new to biking I'm sorry 😆
Limiter screw, yep.
Always small adjustments. Quarter of a turn, or half a turn max. Then test it.
Excellent 👍
very nice
Thank you!
Excellent!