How to adjust front derailleur

This can be a bit tricky.

Guides to do this are here

//www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=75

and for Shimano here

http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/SI/SI_5JD0A_001/SI_5JD0A_001_En_v1_m56577569830616200.pdf


Indebted to Grahamharpin off Bikeradar forum who knocked up this easy to follow checklist

• Lift the bike so the pedals will drive the wheel
• Slacken off the cable tension, this will move the mech to the smallest chainring.
• Shift rear to largest sprocket
• Adjust lower stop screw so there is about 1 mm clearance between chain and front mech cage.
• Tighten cable again as far as it will go
• Shift to biggest chainring & smallest rear sprocket
• Adjust upper stop screw until the change up to the big chainring is easy and does not overshoot.
• Set rear sprocket to middle of the cassette
• Change down to lowest chainwheel, if the cable was really tight it probably will not change down so gradually relaase cable tension until it changes cleanly.
• Check change over both (or 3) chainrings.