05-08-2011, 09:29 AM
Hi all.
I have a giant revel 3 and took it out for its first ever ride today. I noticed that when I was cycling and changing up on the front derailleur it would not shift up very easily, especially from 2nd to 3rd and at one point the chain locked as it wasn't sat on the teeth properly and i had to get off and move the chain back on with my hand.
When putting it on a stand it all moves smoothly and it only appears to be when I'm actually cycling. Once I have managed to get it into third shifing it back down is really smooth it just seems to be when I'm shifting up.
Any ideas as I don't want to start adjusting the derailleur if it could be something else.. any ideas on what I should adjust, I vaugly remember how to adjust derailleurs but it was so long since i have had to do it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I have a giant revel 3 and took it out for its first ever ride today. I noticed that when I was cycling and changing up on the front derailleur it would not shift up very easily, especially from 2nd to 3rd and at one point the chain locked as it wasn't sat on the teeth properly and i had to get off and move the chain back on with my hand.
When putting it on a stand it all moves smoothly and it only appears to be when I'm actually cycling. Once I have managed to get it into third shifing it back down is really smooth it just seems to be when I'm shifting up.
Any ideas as I don't want to start adjusting the derailleur if it could be something else.. any ideas on what I should adjust, I vaugly remember how to adjust derailleurs but it was so long since i have had to do it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!