Barrel adjusters or not?
03-07-11, 08:51 PM
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03-07-11, 09:54 PM
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I don't get it. Why do you need them when most bikes have barrel adjusters at the cable stops on the down tube? Those are pretty accessible "on the fly."
You also have the barrel adjuster on the rear der for an even wider range of fine adjustment. Is a third barrel adjuster really necessary?
You also have the barrel adjuster on the rear der for an even wider range of fine adjustment. Is a third barrel adjuster really necessary?
03-07-11, 10:03 PM
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I think most people are talking about one set of adjusters. My Trek has them on the dt cable stops. My Cannondales do not. I only have the inline barrel adjusters on the Cannondales. All of my bikes have the older Shimano routing of the der cables. If I get the newer Shimano or SRAM I'm not sure how convenient the inline adjusters would be.
03-08-11, 12:03 AM
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I think most people are talking about one set of adjusters. My Trek has them on the dt cable stops. My Cannondales do not. I only have the inline barrel adjusters on the Cannondales. All of my bikes have the older Shimano routing of the der cables. If I get the newer Shimano or SRAM I'm not sure how convenient the inline adjusters would be.
03-08-11, 09:07 AM
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I don't get it. Why do you need them when most bikes have barrel adjusters at the cable stops on the down tube? Those are pretty accessible "on the fly."
You also have the barrel adjuster on the rear der for an even wider range of fine adjustment. Is a third barrel adjuster really necessary?
You also have the barrel adjuster on the rear der for an even wider range of fine adjustment. Is a third barrel adjuster really necessary?
My Giant doesn't.
My Merlin does. However, the barrel adjustors at the down tube in my experience are a bigger pain in the ass than the in line type. They tend to rust up and get hard to turn. When I rebuild the Merlin, I'm getting rid of the adjustors at the DT ad putting in line ones in.
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03-08-11, 09:12 AM
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