DIY Cyclocross Bike Project – Replacing Front Derailleur
I install a new Shimano Ultegra (FD-6600) front derailleur on the homemade cyclocross/gravel bike. I needed to use a braze-on type derailleur with a braze-on adapter clamp because with a regular clamp on road derailleur, the clamp would fall right where the bottle clamp screw was. I also removed the old derailleur and installed a …Read more »
How To Disassemble/Assemble A Rear Derailleur
I show how to take apart, clean, lube and put back together a rear bike derailleur. The derailleur I used in the video is a Shimano RD-5600 road bike derailleur. Other derailleurs will be similar, but may have differences, especially where removing the cage from the main derailleur body.
Fix Bike Rear Derailleur That Won’t Shift Into Highest Gear/Small Cog
I show the steps how to diagnose and repair a rear derailleur that wont shift to the high gears/small cogs.
Installing Shimano FD CX70 Front Derailleur On DIY Cyclocross/Gravel Bike
I install a Shimano FD CX70 front derailleur on my home built cyclocross bike. This is to accommodate the smaller chainrings of the SRAM X5 crankset. The Ultegra front derailleur had worked, but not as well as I would have liked. As a follow up, I am going to get another clamp adapter and grind …Read more »
Derailleur Limiting Screws – What Are They? How To Adjust Limit Screws
I had a viewer ask how to adjust the limit screws on a bike derailleur. And I have also had some viewers that didn’t understand exactly what the limiting screws were for. So I explain what they do and show how to adjust them on both front and rear derailleurs.