aaronM46

I have a new Schwinn Network 3.0 Hyrbrid bike. It was a gift and came with the front derailleur broken so I couldn't have it replaced. I bought a replacement but I cannot get it adjusted properly.

It is a 21 speed. 7 cogs in the back and 3 up front. The front derailleur is a top pull. I have watched tons of Youtube videos on how to adjust it and nothing seems to work. It has twist shifters.

Of the videos I have watched they all seem to assume you have an initial front derailleur with cable tension already set. Mine is new and I don't know how to set the initial cable tension. If it is just barely taught the twist shifter won't click. This is in the smallest front cog and largest rear cog. If I back off the tension even a little it will click shifts at the shifter but won't pull it up to the middle cog.

I am just not sure what to do at this point.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks