Update: Lowered the fder, lower than I'd usually put it, but still clearing the top ring, and it doesn't interfere anymore, but it's still darn hard to operate. Any ideas why? On Jul 10, 2011 2:30 PM, "Rex Kerr" <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was working on assembling my new AHH today and ran into a little problem > with the front derailleur. I have installed dozens > of front derailleurs before without a problem, even having to do strange > things like pinch cable housing between a kickstand plate and the downtube > to use direct pull derailleurs on bikes that weren't designed for them, and > never had this kind of problem. > > Here's a picture of the routing issue: > > http://imgur.com/arxLD > > The cable wants to rest right on the pivot's rivet. Sometimes it snaps > behind the pivot and gets stuck. I've tried raising and lowering > the derailleur, rotating it to change the alignment, monkeying with the > limit screws, everything that would make it work poorly, and even if I can > get it not to interfere (much -- the picture is the best I've gotten) > the derailleur takes a significant amount of force to operate, far more than > any other that I've ever used. > > Has anybody else run into this problem? Does anybody else have this > particular derailleur on their AHH that they'd be willing to photograph so > that I can see how the cable runs? > > I'd call Riv for advice, but they're closed today, so I might end up having > to call them tomorrow. > > Thanks! > -Rex
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