5 Shifting Problems You'll Have And How To Solve Them

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Are you having problems with your shifting? Your rear mech isn't playing ball and nothing but noise happens when you press your shifter? This is the video for you!
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From limit screws to cable tension...there are so many ways that your derailleur can mess up and result in imperfect shifting. Here are some of the things that frequently go wrong with that vital bit of kit at the back of your bike...and how to fix them!
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@holymoly1235 3 года назад

This video has provided me with enough confidence to go home this evening and fu*k up my rear derailleur. I'm pretty pumped! Thanks guys!!

@Aditya-wg3lp 3 года назад

Holy Moly good luck with your mission

@dougford6478 3 года назад

😅😅😂😂same. about to cut the vid off

@carsonblair489 3 года назад

@@dearhorse085 lmao nice logic, i like it.

@moaerdo1357 2 года назад

Same

@aclaytonbates Месяц назад

I'm currently railing my derailer. Can confirm. It's a jolly good time.

@locke_ytb 3 года назад

3:34 I have always wanted to see this and it's satisfying to see it now.

@maxgusatz5644 6 лет назад

Amazing how you come round to someone. Doddy at first made me think I might have to skip GMBN but now he has quickly found his niche and has all the authority and tech know how you could want.

@JGilly-cp1tk 3 года назад

It's all just a matter of settling in sorta like when you start a course etc youtube videos are not easy to make also and finding your character is pretty hard until you settle in slowly getting used to your surroundings and even the people you work with

@Laturbo 6 лет назад

as if you knew i have this problem right now. and even the derailleur is the exact same i have. thanks GMBN :D

@ayeeski Год назад

I recently bought a new Cannondale CX1 with an SRAM Eagle 12 speed derailleur. After a 100 miles the chain stretched and shifting became sluggish, especially in the lower gears. Your tip on the B screw adjustment saved the day. I made the adjustment per your video, and now my shifts are crisp, snappy, and definitive. Thanks!

@griff5800 4 года назад

Legend, best video on RU-vid for setting gears. Searched through Google before I got fed up and realised should of just checked you guys out. Simple, easy to understand and follow. Thank you very much.

@markjohnston9109 4 года назад

Thanks for the tips! I had my cable outside the guide and had been stuck for a while on it. One adjustment after watching your video and fixed!

@scottcoyle9328 6 лет назад

Seen many videos of this gear set up type. Doddy is by far the best at explaining it. Detail and the manner you teach is unsurpassed.

@privera42 4 года назад

Bruh..... This tutorial was FN spot on 👏I went to my local shop for a quick tune but due to covid, the owner was backed up for 5 days and shredding couldn’t wait. Huge props for the training. Not only did I save time but money 💰 Send me some stickers for the garage 💪

@Jaydenxt 3 года назад

Most informative video I’ve found on the subject yet. Thank you very much

@paulcritchley464 4 года назад

I keep getting the gears changing up one gear, especially went going up hill Thanks for the video

@NicolaiSyvertsen 4 года назад

I feel like you should have addressed shifting problems that only manifest themselves under high torque/high load. Like when really hammering it uphill. This is hard to notice when just hand cranking it in your garage.

@ManInTheBigHat Год назад

This is so true. I've always wondered about the validity of bench adjustment.

@justinsmith1073 Год назад

Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing a wealth of knowledge, succinctly. You have a gift, being able to bridge the gap of technical details & subject-specific jargon so laymen grasp new concepts. Thx

@gratefultube 2 года назад

Many, many thanks, mate. I am in awe of you expertise.

@robertd57i989 4 года назад

My new favorite channel on RU-vid

@brandonsibley8528 3 года назад

Awesome video! Helped me tremendously! Thank you.

@jasonaylward1077 2 года назад

Awesome. Good imparting of knowledge; efficient and to the point.

@niktemor 3 года назад

great stuff, managed to solve my problem and complete beginner! thanks

@ChrisStynen 3 года назад

Great video, very clear and informative. And... cool wristwatch, and hair!

@mattsteeves1494 Год назад

Love your video's. very informative ! Learning so much 😄

@stephenmatson3239 10 месяцев назад

I struggled trying to find a video that explained this quickly and properly. THANK YOU!!!!! This was the best tutorial ever!!!!! Thank you for the visual demonstration of how the adjusting screws and derailer operate. Because of this I was able to do the proper adjustments one the first attempt v.s. last night, when I struggled for an hour and a half playing with the damn thing and actually making it worse!!!😂

@fabian7051 6 лет назад

Waited for such a video for like years :D. Thanks

@owenmelnyczenko1650 4 года назад

0 likes lol

@3346501 2 года назад

Very informative and professional ! 👍

@Skooteh 6 лет назад

I know it's not great for chain retention or gear range but you can get away with a LOT less maintenance on 8/9speed derailleurs. I've seen peoples run the stock XT 8 speed derailleurs that came on their bikes for more than 15 years. Because of the larger distance between gears on the cassette, you have that much room for error/misalignment before it starts to negatively effect shifting.

@liannethy 2 года назад

Thank you for this, I just got my first ever bike yesterday and the derailleur wasn't working as intended, you helped me go from knowing a bike consists of two wheels and pedals to being able to fix the problem without panicking :)

@juliestannard8108 5 лет назад

Learnt a lot - thanks!

@WADZUP Год назад

Thank you. Excellent video.

@sbcpunisher9905 6 лет назад

Informative love the show

@georgealtezza5235 6 лет назад

Congrats for 600k subs!!!

@jankeydan9294 3 года назад

Really helpful, cheers doddy 😁

@howardfrutkowski777 3 года назад

Howard F I replaced my 10 speed chain with a 11 speed one. & discovered much better shifting. I adjuster the the short cage 10 speed derailleur to clear my new cassette with a 36 tooth granny gear. Now a 86 years I can climb hills easier.

@scrivster 5 лет назад

I like that with subtitles on, the opening graphic has [WOOSH] when the GMBN logo appears. If my mechanical skills could be subtitled it'd be "prrrrrrrrrrp"

@Ali-Rida 2 года назад

After a lot of research on YT to fix my bike's rear derailleur shifting issue I finally found the issue and solution! Couldn't find a YT video on this matter! I explain it below: 1) The most common type of housing has an inner thin wires tube and an outer plastic covering tube. Apparently after a while because of pressure the outer plastic tube jams and the inner tube wires are exposed that can get crushed by pressure on ferrels! This causes a serious metal-metal fraction between the cable and thin wires of housing, worse than any dirt or rust can do! 2) Loosen the shifter cable and release the cable at the derailleur (watch YT guides) and through all housings to free all housing parts. 3) You have to cleanly cut the exposed thin wires of housing to align it with plastic cover tube. Be careful not to block inner empty hole (where the cable passes) by crushing the wires. You need a sharp wire cutter (or a specialized tool from bike shop!) Then clean up both ends of housing and lube a bit. 4) Insert the cable in all housing parts and through the derailleur cable clamp. Since you lost some housing length, to have the same tension on the cable at a particular gear you need to pull the cable out of derailleur cable clamp a bit compared to what it was before. This needs to be fine tuned to have perfect correspondence between shifter and derailleur for all gear range (watch YT guides). Hope it helps someone.

@rustybeddingfield227 3 года назад

just moved from small hybrid to a large MTB in last few days i'm still at the standing back and admiring it phase...(i don't have a life beyond family friends work and bikes) he's a pretty one :)

@rustybeddingfield227 3 года назад

@Chelle Bright nothing very posh, unbranded, a womens spec hard tail, from Halford in UK

@702ringo1 Год назад

Excellent video thank you 🚲

@helmutbreuer2228 6 лет назад

thx doddy,this is very helpfull.

@6fivenick 5 лет назад

That Oakley watch is AWESOME!

@DukeVanZoom 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@jegstyrer 6 лет назад

Love your videos Doddy. The knowledge you have and the way you make it simple explained just does it for me. Thanks

@mintyhippo6290 4 года назад

Thank you i just fixed my shifting issues!

@nemanjamaksimovic1263 6 лет назад

His wheel looks bent

@owenmelnyczenko1650 4 года назад

Nemanja Maksimovic it is because of the camera

@TopC333 5 лет назад

Great video very clear! I have recently bought a Marin Nail Trail. It has SRAM 1x the bike is great but the gears dick around. The cable pops off the shifter when in first gear you have to take off the shifter cover on the handle bars and pop it back on. I fixed this problem with cable tension but now can't get the bottom two gears the highest gears. I am not sure if I have Fxxx it up or there's a problem with the gear system I can not fix without replacement parts.

@adropzone4451 Год назад

thanks for a great explanation.

@parkerhansen7957 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video bro

@eyklillie2950 6 лет назад

Great video 👍🤙

@mxrider2strokebraaap54 6 лет назад

Great video!

@kraslanjaroslav Год назад

This was helpful and i fixed poor shifting, thanks!

@waldopieterse4818 6 лет назад

GMBN is my city.

@catchagrip1322 3 года назад

Excellent bud, never adjusted gears before, currently grinding going up to the point i need to jump two or three up and then roll back down to find the gear i want. That's that one sorted. Never stop learning, even at my age ; } If one was building a touring bike, what size freewheel or cassette would one want?

@huyrisk6136 6 лет назад

Very helpful Thanks

@davecastillo8498 6 лет назад

Thanks so much!!!

@manup2008 5 лет назад

you guys have taught me more than i ever learnt in school!

@jaemesuaxie6272 4 года назад

Is the school supposed to be teaching about bikes

@sameerpawar2432 3 года назад

@@jaemesuaxie6272 no but I wish aye cuz

@jackbeames7643 6 лет назад

Can you do a video on how to tune/adjust your gears

@bealivingmiracle 2 года назад

The video is technical but very helpful. My derailleur may need to be replaced, but I can perform the techniques that were demonstrated in the video. I ride a 4" fat tire bike for 40 minutes every morning, and the derailleur may be un-adjustable.

@trevorhill1577 2 года назад

Great video thanks. I did all this and still had lazy shifting. I'm a bikepacker and needed to lengthen the gear sheath between the shifter and down bar to fit the tent under the handlebar. In doing so it reduced the friction further and solved the problem. You hinted at this in checking for friction generally.

@kerrermanisNL 6 лет назад

Good timing, I think I bent my derailleur or something about a week ago.

@jasonmateus924 3 года назад

I had shops try to adjust my derailleur ans shifting and it still sucks. I probably need to go over all these steps again. Thank a lot for this!

@xvbxndit6334 3 года назад

good job keep it up

@fabiogioia1523 2 года назад

thank you. that helped.

@refaiabdeen2142 5 лет назад

Cheers Mate!

@csidriss4948 6 лет назад

To avoid the cable to get longer, when you don't use your bike, place the chain in the smallest gear in order to remove all the tension of the cable

@edwardcarron4031 6 лет назад

C Sidriss thanks

@Skooteh 6 лет назад

I can guarantee this will do nothing. Most of the time cables "stretch" it's actually the housing wearing out. The steel cable is well within it's elastic limit regardless of the gear you keep your bike in.

@hotknobproductions7814 3 года назад

Finally got my limit screws sauced up by myself!! Thanks guys!! I've been riding for years and even racing, but I hate tedious things and never had the patience before. I would always make it so much worse and take it to friends or a shop, BUT I just got her shifting like butter!

@joshrodriguez6670 6 лет назад

Thumbnail looks like Doddy is wearing a sleeveless shirt with tiny little arms

@ryant2389 6 лет назад

That was my first thought when I glanced at the vid in my feed.

@vincef7487 4 года назад

That's so strange. ...now I can't UN-see it. 😳

@joshrodriguez6670 3 года назад

Dang, this was 2 years ago????

@nickolashagedoorn2493 4 года назад

This really helped me

@mtdanyt9032 3 года назад

Chnoi e

@evanrose3070 3 года назад

@@mtdanyt9032 e

@JH-fk8ow 6 лет назад

Perfect timing. I crashed last night and bend the hanger, i manged to bend it back on first try with the spanner and the derailleur is shifting fine again

@Victor-yh1ek 3 года назад

Well forget it I'm just taking my bike to the bike shop let them deal with it.

@iiii3432 3 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking. Im not tryna ruin my bike even more.

@lunamors6783 Год назад

Would’ve helped if he showed how to do it instead of just pointing at parts.

@CyclingSport-ev7xx Год назад

If a bike shop is professional it's ok

@lizard3348 Год назад

@@CyclingSport-ev7xx yeah, don’t take it to your local dicks sporting goods😑

@XxXxDominator Год назад

lazy dummies

@piyushbhagat793 2 года назад

I just removed the chain and did reasembeld and now its perfectly working 😅

@frazevans7240 6 лет назад

THANKS U GMBN! 😂my gears actually work now👍

@BlackBoxster 3 года назад

Tysm it helped me adjust the gear to able to reach the 7th gear before it couldn't 😅

@AL-ri6bk 5 лет назад

Hallelujah a well made edited video

@mcadeemcnasty2460 2 года назад

Derailleur witchcraft debunked in one video. Three problems in one video for me having rebuilt whole backend (the bikes) So much more helpful than the bike shops I seek help from to enable me to buy the right parts. Bravo Senor!

@DexterDexter123 5 месяцев назад

fixed my sons gears after watching this. a first for me. cheers.

@Thesomersetgimp 3 года назад

“Align the mech hanger to the wheel” That’s the blind leading the blind on my bike.

@darkhalf5o1 5 лет назад

Good and clear instructions. Adjustment of 'B tension' is affected by the rear suspension position. Just saw another video which lines it up at your normal sag position. SRAM eagle comes with a tool which you use to line the top cog against the jockey wheel to get the position correct

@claespetersen1354 6 лет назад

Very helpfull !!! :) thanks alot

@job2k6 5 лет назад

Nice to see a bike being worked on that looks like it has been used. I see so many videos where these guys are working on brand new bikes that haven't touched the ground. They won't encounter some of the issues you'd see on a well ridden bike.

@magnumllama400 3 года назад

This bike seems brand new too

@CyclingSport-ev7xx Год назад

What u say is true

@MarkJolley 6 лет назад

I love David Schwimmer!

@roderickcortez138 Год назад

Thanks

@neilbroadhurst2098 6 лет назад

Understand it, still think it’s a dark art, that only bike mechanics are taught, like the force. Cheers for the video.

@Create_o_raptor 6 лет назад

I knew this.. just watched it cuz who doesn't love the sound of shifting gears??..

@gervinnathangirao5249 Год назад

It helps me a little bit because my shifitng up is better now but shifting down is the problem

@mainzman7239 6 лет назад

Thanks Doddy, a very good guide to a process that is often misunderstood. I do wonder why hub shifting hasn't taken off more for mountain biking though. I recently saw a road bike with an 11 speed hub shift which is only 1 less than a SRAM Eagle system and you have no derailleur to worry about. I admit to not being well informed about these things though, perhaps there isn't a good spread of gears? Or they weigh a ton? Seems an ideal system for the mud and grime of mountain biking. I assume there's a major drawback that's stopping it being used.

@mainzman7239 6 лет назад

Thanks for the reply, makes sense that unsprung weight has to be kept down as much as possible. OK, time to go out again, I got a Radon Slide on Monday and have to be pried off the seat : )

@tomashcroft1928 6 лет назад

Perfect timing for this video for me, been having alot of problems with my gears and honestly this video helped me fix it, just need to do what Doddy says i guess :)

@michall6376 Год назад

One thing to note that took me a while. Screwing the adjuster in makes the cable loose, while unscrewing it makes the cable tighter.

@zeer6425 4 года назад

Nice watch mate

@vikalpluthra5404 2 года назад

Do you have a video on front derailure troubleshooting?

@dangeles95 4 года назад

Legit video!

@bryan350z 6 лет назад

Is a vibrating chain normal on oval cranks? I have a Rotor QX1 setup, and noticed that the chain wobbles a lot. The chain length, cable, and derraileur index position seems to be good. Could it be the shape of the crank or something w/the chain thats wrong?

@BBB-Fremont 4 года назад

Hi I'm wondering if you can share or make video for how to fix the chain jumping while pedaling uphill eventhough it shifts smoothly under normal conditions on Sram new 2 months old bike. Thanks

@TheC238 3 года назад

#gmbn what about the stuck shifting problems in the cold winter days , is there any solution? Shift cable housing, shifter etc.?

@eltorito1011 6 лет назад

Could you please make a video on chain drop when back pedaling using a Shimano XT 1x11, 11 to 46 Tooth cassette please? I would really like to know how to fix this issue without having to buy more or new components if possible. But if I must, then so be it.

@DanteKnox 3 месяца назад

I've had trouble with the park tools before for example the Allen wrench set just fell apart completely

@gman7281 4 года назад

I was abt to go on o 14 mile ride and saw that my gears weren't shifting this helped a lot thanks

@alexllewelyn1048 4 года назад

Same here thanks gmbn

@Sceme1991 Год назад

I just put a hex key into the slot where the derailleur is attached to the hanger and bend it from there. Works fine and doesn't require taking off the derailleur

@sp00n 6 лет назад

Hanger alignment tools aren't necessarily expensive. Of course you can buy a ParkTool for a hundred bucks, but there ones for around 30 euros that work just fine. And also, if you still have a wheel with 9mm quick release axles, they fit into the hole of the hanger, and you can then use the wheel to align the hanger until both wheels are parallel to another.

@SWTrailsAndWheels 6 лет назад

What is the cause of your chain moving up a couple of gears (smaller sprockets) if you pedal backwards?

@Fred_the_1996 2 года назад

Sorry for taking so long to respond but it's like a plane trying to take off backwards, it just doesn't function properly since the clutch is doing the opposite of whst you wsnt

@bauke-LV426 2 года назад

5:51 jeez, so THAT'S why.... thanks doddy, I must have missed that/forgotten all about that when replacing the shifter cable

@carlosreyes1151 6 лет назад

Si fueran con subtítulos estarían geniales 👏

@mostafasalah8835 4 года назад

I got MTB 20” for my son it has Shimano Tourney TZ 7s Rear Derailleur .the shifter not twisting smoothly and only can move within 5 &7 and not twisting below 5 and very hard to my son even to move between 5&7 . Any advice for this

@shojodagger4152 5 лет назад

How to solve shifting problems in 3 easy steps: 1. remove shitty index shifters & throw them away, (or sell them to suckers on ebay) 2. install good friction shifters, the "ratchet" kind that go click click click when you turn the lever, this "micro-indexing" is all the indexing you'll need. Get vintage Shimano if you can, if not, SunRace makes some decent knockoffs of the old Shimano design. 3. adjust the derailleur travel. 4. (bonus step) enjoy how your derailleur keeps working without needing to be readjusted every 2 miles! Seriously I changed my rear derailluer about 6 yrs ago, (dumped the front derailleur entirely) I went from SRAM to Shimano & I hated the SRAM grip shifters, but new Shimano shifters were too expensive, so I put on an old Shimano thumby I had found to save money. I adjusted the derailleur once and have not touched it since, except to take up slack from cable stretch, it still shifts perfectly 6 yrs later!