front derailleur won't shift?

But for the front derailleur, the lever can shift it one at a time but the thumb button always ... It won't be free, in all likelihood, but you'll get results.

Mountain bike repair guide teaches you how to tune your front derailleur. ... If the old bike isn't shifting smoothly on the front end, the problem can be in the cable ( stretch or ... Worn-down, bent, or broken teeth won't transfer the chain properly.

This is your How-To guide for setting up front derailleurs. ... If you've tried everything and it still won't work, do a rain dance, spin on your head three times ... My bike doesn't have a rear shift cable yet, so what am I going to do?

Hello, I'm trying to do some basic bike repairs, but I've stumbled upon a problem I cannot solve. I have a Trek Lexa women's road bike (~3 ...

If the derailleur won't shift two gears, then your cable is too loose. ... the derailleur is vertically aligned with the fifth cog when you are in the small ring up front.

Then turn the barrel adjuster to tighten or loosen cable tension to the frontderailleur. If it's too loose the derailleur won't move far enough to shift ...