TUTORIAL ADJUSTING THE REAR DERAILLEUR

1) In order to adjust the rear derailleur, place the bike on a workshop stand.

2) In this example, the derailleur does not accompany the chain to the smallest sprocket. It must therefore be adjusted.

3) To do this, you must use the adjustment screws.

4) The problem concerns high speed, so we will adjust with the “H” screw.

5) Adjusting the screw moves the derailleur. You must tighten it to shift the derailleur to the left and loosen it to shift it to the right.

6) In our example, we can see that after adjustment, the chain goes to the smallest sprocket. We can move on to the test of the largest pinion.

7) In this example, we see that the chain went too far to the left and derailed. You must therefore tighten the screw “L”.

8) Tighten the screw “L”.

9) Test the gear shift. In this example, the adjustment has been made correctly and the gear change is done without problem.

11) In the case where the screw is too tight, the gear change can no longer be done as we can see in this example.

11) In this example, you must therefore loosen the screw “L”.

11) You now know how to adjust your rear derailleur. Do not hesitate to consult our tutorials on bicycle transmissions in the event of a problem with your bike.