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c/bicycle-mechanics•abbyr96abbyr96•1mo ago

I finally stopped over-tightening derailleur limit screws after a ride in Portland last week

Was messing with a buddy's shifting on a wet trail and realized I'd been cranking those screws like a gorilla for years - stripped the housing threads on my own bike too many times before someone at the shop set me straight. Has anyone else found that backing off a quarter turn actually fixes more chain drops than torquing them down?
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paige514
paige5141mo ago
Nah, cranking those screws saved my drivetrain from turning into spaghetti, @nina_sullivan61.
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nina_sullivan61
Backing off a quarter turn saved my old Trek from eating chain on a rainy descent.
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