• The gear cables exit the shifters quite low down and somewhat proud: is it intended that they go under the bar and get taped to the back?

    No, but you can.

    Best of luck with the front mech :-/

  • I've wrapped the bars now, both cables to the front. Turned out better than I thought, two layers of tape smoothed things out.

    What's the grief with the FD?

  • Required more tension than you think.

    Shouldn't be difficult once you bed in the housing and tighten it enough to allow a bit of tensioning with the barrier adjuster.

  • I find it a total PITA. I can setup a 10sp mech in 5mins but these are quite different. I'm not the person to ask for setup tips as I gave up and handed it to a mechanic. I still need to tweek the inline adjuster to get clearance for big/big and riding anywhere near small/small is a big no/no.

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