How To Install Bike Derailleur. If you DIY replacing a derailleur will cost about 50 plus your time This price will depend a lot on the actual derailleur needed. The length of your derailleurs cage defines the range or spread of gears you can have on your bike the longer the cage the more slack in the chain the derailleur can take up.
Before you tighten the bracket spindle make sure that the B-tension screw is not scraping your derailleur hanger. How To Install A Rear Derailleur. The length of your derailleurs cage defines the range or spread of gears you can have on your bike the longer the cage the more slack in the chain the derailleur can take up.
The bike is a 1 system with a single front chainring thus no front derailleur.
Bike stand rear wheel need to be off the ground while adjusting Step 1. Shift the SRAM or Shimano rear derailleur shifter to the smallest cog hardest gear to release the most cable. Let the derailleur return to its position over the smallest chainring. With the chain passing through the derailleur cage it will be easy to tell if you got the cage parallel to the rings.
