http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: derailleur repair - Recent Topics en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:55:25 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21253#post-366635 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:33:03 +0000 the canuck 366635@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>After a very long debacle of supply chain issues, I finally got the mech replaced on my front derailleur (3 wheels), and the correct 9-wheel rear derailleur.<br /> A screw had fallen out of the front mech, so it wasn't properly lifting the chain from the middle gear to the larger.</p> <p>now, whenever I'm in the top gear on the front, unless i'm in the bottom 3 at the back, the chain rubs against the chain guard. Like, fairly loudly.<br /> The mechanic said it was normal for rubbing at the extreme gears--so, the outer most ones.<br /> I have no memory of ever hearing the chain rub until the screw fell out.</p> <p>Is nostalgia fooling me, or is a mechanic trying to cover for a rushed job? </p>