Two things, maybe three things come to mind on why a front derailer is really hard to operate.
1. The lever arm from cable bolt to pivot is really short. This helps determine how much lever travel imparts how much derailer travel. These lever arms got shorter for brifters. The shorter this lever arm is, the harder it is to actuate 2. The spring itself is really strong. The stronger the spring, the harder to shift up to the bigger ring. A stronger spring doesn't get you a whole lot on the plus side 3. You have the cable running two close to the anchor bolt, or under it? >From the picture you did post it looks like the cable is kind of going straight up at the bolt. Many derailers of this type have a nub on the female side of the anchor bolt assembly. The intent is for the cable to route OVER that nub, not under. On some older derailers being retrofitted with brifters, some mechanics found that running under the nub got you better actuation. Under the nub makes that lever arm shorter and harder to actuate. Over the nub makes that lever arm effectively longer, and easier to actuate. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/j3uv4gfrZOgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
