You're correct that this combination *should *work. Two things I would look at first:
1. Is the cable routed OVER that little nub at the top of the derailleur? It's easy to miss that and have the cable pass between the nub and fixing bolt, you'll lose leverage that way and the derailleur won't move far enough. 2. Is the High Limit screw backed out enough? After that there could be a shifter or cable drag problem, but let's make sure the fd settings are good first. Joe Bernard On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 7:17:46 PM UTC-7 lug...@gmail.com wrote: > I am having trouble making a triple setup work on my Rivendell Sam > Hillborne. > I am trying to use a Specialized "Flag" triple crankset and a Deore XT FD > and Shimano barend shifters (set on friction.) > > I have I think followed the standard FD setup steps. > - in Small Front/Big Rear set the limit screw to just allow the chain to > clear. > - set the FD cages basically parallel to the chain rings > - allow a coin's thickness height clearance of the cages over the big ring. > - while the Specialized "Flag" triple crank is not in Sheldon Brown's > database of compatible Cranksets and BB I think I used a 117mm axle BB and > the small ring seems to just be clearing the chainstay reasonably. > > But I cannot seem to get enough "throw" to both shift into the big > chainring AND to drop down into the small ring. > > As I wasn't even sure the XL SH would fit or work for me, I was basically > just trying to set it up quickly to see if it fit. > it seems it does. > But having quickly grabbed a few parts that I thought might work maybe > just dipping into my parts bin for parts I think should work has left me > again with incompatible components. > and know my setup problems have nothing to do with the frame but, here's > the real quesion - AM I NOT CORRECT that a Deore XT FD and Shimano (or > other) barend shifters are one of the setups of choice of Rivendell riders? > should these not play together well. should a shimano LH barend shifter > have enough range to cover a triple shift.?[image: Hull SH.JPG] > [image: SH FD side view.JPG] > [image: SH trip FD alignment.JPG] > [image: SH RH barend.JPG] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7048627e-282c-4bda-b100-cf1d0d3e38bbn%40googlegroups.com.
