New bike shifts perfectly, just one cog off

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08-19-23, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kontact

They don't work in concert. B screw controls vertical, limit screws are limits and the barrel adjuster controls where the shifter moves the derailleur. They don't interact.

Other than that they both effect the chain's ability to shift onto the largest cog..

It was a b screw adjustment

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08-19-23, 10:03 PM

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Other than that they both effect the chain's ability to shift onto the largest cog..

It was a b screw adjustment

They affect going onto the largest cog for different and separate reasons, which is why you solved the problem with the B screw and not the B AND Low screws.

08-20-23, 11:51 AM

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The Park Tool video linked by oldbobcat in post #16 shows you what you need to do, step by step. Have you watched that video and tried to follow the steps?

08-20-23, 07:34 PM

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The Park Tool video linked by oldbobcat in post #16 shows you what you need to do, step by step. Have you watched that video and tried to follow the steps?

Yes. And the model-specific video from Microsoft. My eyeballs were simply not calibrated correctly

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