• Anyone got any tips on setting up Shimano 5800, 6800, 9000 front mechs?

    I cannot for the life of me get four useful positions. It needs absolutely mental cable tension at which point my inline adjuster would rather spin than adjust.

    :(

  • Just push the dérailleur a little higher with your hand then tighten bolt.

    Tension should be quite tight, a lots more than usual.

    No need for that fancy plastic thing.

  • I didn't have much luck doing that. I thought that was an obvious way to get a bit more tension in but it gave a really stiff push needed, then bang into the big ring (with no usable trimz).

    It's working nicely now.

    I think I quite like the levers. Such adjustable, much brakes, wow.

  • Had the same problem @miro_o had. Shimano manuals say you need the fancy plastic thing to see which way you have to route the cable around the bolt to get the correct cable angle. Fd failed to shift from the small to the big ring after two rides so I brought it to the LBS in the end. :(

  • edit: double post

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