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I worked on my bike for 6 hours and couldn’t figure this problem out. Not one other video I watched showed me the solution in a detailed, systamatic way. Thank you so much for this amazing video, it solved all my problems.
Derailleurs were always such a mystery to me. I needed to index mine and a simple barrel adjustment took care of it. This really helped with my Tourney.
Finally I learned how to set the limits on my Tourney derailure. Annoyingly the limit screws on the Tourney aren’t labeled. Since I don’t have a bike repair stand I use my trunk mounted bike rack instead. Works well.
You can take this info and apply it to any derailleur, provided you can identify 'high' and 'low' limit screws you're good to go! This is a brillant no fuss instruction and I'm grateful to the presenter!
Great job! All I’ve ever gotten for advice is Adjust your limit screws then play with the barrel adjuster until it works. Your video had me dialed in in about 5 minutes. Thanks!
Tell ya Bud: This is the absolute best derailleur adjustment vid on the tube. Just bought a new Aventon Soltera 7 E-bike with the Shimano Tourney system and would not go into 7th gear no matter what I did. Mostly because I had no idea what I was doing and very frustrated. Following your steps 1 by 1, it now works flawlessly. Can't thank you enough. Next up, you should do a simple chain cleaning and lubrication vid. Thanks again Sir.
I concur! This is about the 10th video on this matter I've watched. And this one being the only that helped me, the 5th gear barrel adjustment specifically 👍👍
You sir deserve a big applause. I watch the video from park tools and I was like wtf are you talking about. After struggling for 2 hours today in adjusting it I took a ride to test and it was messed up. I called a bike shop got quoted 15 bucks but then I did another search and ran across your video and I have to say it's golden. You explained everything in a way that's it's easy to understand and without alot of extra mumbo jumbo. I took another shot at it and I think I got it right. If not I'll take another shot at it when I get my bike stand. Your video was key to my success. So I thank you very much. 👍👍👍👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🤝🤝🤝
Totally concise and perfect instructions.....Thank you! FYI-I don't have a bike stand, so working in the garage, I have a wooden beam, took a screw hook and put it into the beam. Then took a small bungee cord and strapped the front wheel to the frame, so it doesn't spin. Then took a ratchet strap with one end in the hook, and the strap was wrapped through the rear rack. Finally, it was just a matter of ratcheting the strap until I got the rear wheel off the ground to make the derailleur adjustments. Of course a repair stand would be steadier, but I only do minor stuff to the bike, and this worked out perfectly.
Thanks for your Video Tutorial, I was Able to Adjust my Mountain Bike, took me just 1 hr to make it run smoothly, I was about to giving up on adjusting my Deraillleur, and ended up fixing it👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Explained crisply, clearly and understandably. Got 2 Internet bikes and neither was adjusted correctly. Thanks to your tutorial, this made it easy to adjust the rear derailleur perfectly. Now both bikes shift buttery smoothly just as you demonstrate here. Thank you!
Nice instructions I was able to dial in my 21 speed. You Tube trilogy of Shimano Tourney's helped me with learning a new skill. Saved me a few $$'s too! Thanks
This was excellent. I just finished fixing a flat and adjusting the rear derailleur on my wife’s beach cruiser, so we could ride to some 4th of July festivities. Very easy to follow. We are hitting the road, thanks!
I dont have a driving license, and public transit in my area is ... not the best ... so I rely on my bike to get around. I'm greatful for this video because it saved me a trip to a bike repair shop after my 5th gear on the rear tire began to slip and then droped to the next lower gear along with gears 2-6
At almost 61 I've just got back in cycling with an ebike. My bike is shifting well but what you've taught me is great to know. Excellent informative video.
Excellent video. Thanks! I was able to get mine set very quickly. The only trouble was that the chrome part that the derailleur attaches to, which then attaches to the frame, was bent inward. So I wasn't able to get the chain all the way onto the high gear. All it took was a big screwdriver and some pulling on it to straighten that out. Note: a lot of the bikes have aluminum frames these days, and you DO NOT want to bend the dropouts on an aluminum frame. You can bend aluminum once, but unlike steel, it will break if you try to bend it again. So if you run into this problem on your bike, make sure you are placing your screwdriver or small crowbar onto the steel chrome piece to bend it back out, and not the frame dropout itself.
Thank you for a clear instruction video - some make adjusting a derailleur seem so complicated. When I watched your video it simplified everything - thank you!
Thank you for going over this so well , it’s something I always forget by the time i need to adjust my derailleur again. I prefer to start this procedure by adjusting the cable clamp first, so that the cable is adjusted to be tight when the chain is set on the 7th, highest gear.
Excellent video....totally helped me. We bought a Lectric 2.0 bike for my wife recently and it had a Shimano Tourney derailleur. The Lectric website said to watch their 'all inclusive' video on how to set it. Guess what? The only part that matched was turning the barrel adjuster to index the gears. I spent the better part of this afternoon guessing at the high and low adjusters cause they didn't match the video. You saved me a lot of grief my friend and thanks for the clear and concise video with excellent lighting and vocalization. I've watched enough poorly lit videos with bad sound to appreciate yours to the 'nth' degree. Appreciate the work you put into it. Dean
Thank you soooooo very much!!! I have an Lectric Ebike, and the chain had been starting to slip, and yesterday it came off on the hi gear. I already had a bike stand for it, so I had to make two adjustments following your video, and now it's working as it should. I really can't thank you enough!
Thanks for the video. It was easy to understand and follow. I have a home built recumbent trike that I am constantly upgrading, so the back wheel assy. comes off and on fairly often. Now I can adjust everything with the knowledge you passed on.
Thank you for this video. I have the Shimano 6 speed derailleur and it was occasionally dropping the chain when I shifted from 5th to 6th. I studied your video and applied what you said, and no more dropped chain.
This is the most simple yet highly understandable video that i have seen regarding gearshifting problems...my gears works fine now after following your tutorial..kudos👍👍👍
Very helpful. I get 12 yo "basement find" and had to replace all cables. Of course I didn't know how to adjust alf of this (I have only city bike) and now all is set. Thanks. :)
This helped a lot after I figured out that the cable was not tight enough. Once I loosened the nut and pulled the cable tighter, I was then able to follow this guide and get my derailleur working correctly.
thanks for this video, i just needed to fine tune the 5-6 gear change. put in 5th and used the cable tension adjustment to align and worked perfect. thanks
I worked on my bike for 6 hours and couldn’t figure this problem out. Not one other video I watched showed me the solution in a detailed, systamatic way. Thank you so much for this amazing video, it solved all my problems.
Happy to hear!
I’m nowhere near as tenacious as you, so after two minutes I searched RUclips and found this excellent video and got the same result.
The tourney rear derailleur come with a b tension screw that is to small. Replace that and it will be easier
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This is gold. Never knew about the line thingy regarding those limit screws
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Derailleurs were always such a mystery to me. I needed to index mine and a simple barrel adjustment took care of it. This really helped with my Tourney.
Finally I learned how to set the limits on my Tourney derailure. Annoyingly the limit screws on the Tourney aren’t labeled. Since I don’t have a bike repair stand I use my trunk mounted bike rack instead. Works well.
By FAR the best how-to for the Tourney derailleur.
You can take this info and apply it to any derailleur, provided you can identify 'high' and 'low' limit screws you're good to go! This is a brillant no fuss instruction and I'm grateful to the presenter!
Great job! All I’ve ever gotten for advice is Adjust your limit screws then play with the barrel adjuster until it works. Your video had me dialed in in about 5 minutes. Thanks!
Tell ya Bud: This is the absolute best derailleur adjustment vid on the tube. Just bought a new Aventon Soltera 7 E-bike with the Shimano Tourney system and would not go into 7th gear no matter what I did. Mostly because I had no idea what I was doing and very frustrated. Following your steps 1 by 1, it now works flawlessly. Can't thank you enough. Next up, you should do a simple chain cleaning and lubrication vid. Thanks again Sir.
Thx so much now i can enjoy my Croatian biking along the shoreline without hearing the neverending clicking. Best guide
Brilliant. Short, concise. Extremely well explained. Told me exactly what I needed to know without any unnecessary waffle.
Glad you enjoyed it!
2 years on..... I agree. Great video 👍
I concur! This is about the 10th video on this matter I've watched. And this one being the only that helped me, the 5th gear barrel adjustment specifically 👍👍
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I found this too....
One of the best explained videos I found about adjusting derailleurs, thanks for this.
You sir deserve a big applause. I watch the video from park tools and I was like wtf are you talking about. After struggling for 2 hours today in adjusting it I took a ride to test and it was messed up. I called a bike shop got quoted 15 bucks but then I did another search and ran across your video and I have to say it's golden. You explained everything in a way that's it's easy to understand and without alot of extra mumbo jumbo. I took another shot at it and I think I got it right. If not I'll take another shot at it when I get my bike stand. Your video was key to my success.
So I thank you very much. 👍👍👍👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🤝🤝🤝
Amazing job!
Totally concise and perfect instructions.....Thank you! FYI-I don't have a bike stand, so working in the garage, I have a wooden beam, took a screw hook and put it into the beam. Then took a small bungee cord and strapped the front wheel to the frame, so it doesn't spin. Then took a ratchet strap with one end in the hook, and the strap was wrapped through the rear rack. Finally, it was just a matter of ratcheting the strap until I got the rear wheel off the ground to make the derailleur adjustments. Of course a repair stand would be steadier, but I only do minor stuff to the bike, and this worked out perfectly.
Thanks for your Video Tutorial, I was Able to Adjust my Mountain Bike, took me just 1 hr to make it run smoothly, I was about to giving up on adjusting my Deraillleur, and ended up fixing it👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks you so much. After watching countless videos I finally found one that actually enabled to fix my shifting problem.
Explained crisply, clearly and understandably. Got 2 Internet bikes and neither was adjusted correctly. Thanks to your tutorial, this made it easy to adjust the rear derailleur perfectly. Now both bikes shift buttery smoothly just as you demonstrate here. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Thank you for the perfect video! I was able to adjust my derailer and now all seven gears are working perfectly for the first time in months
Well, before watching this I had no idea what a barrel adjuster was but this explains it perfectly! Thanks for the excellent video. 👏🏻
Nice instructions I was able to dial in my 21 speed. You Tube trilogy of Shimano Tourney's helped me with learning a new skill. Saved me a few $$'s too!
Thanks
This was excellent. I just finished fixing a flat and adjusting the rear derailleur on my wife’s beach cruiser, so we could ride to some 4th of July festivities. Very easy to follow. We are hitting the road, thanks!
Nice work!
I dont have a driving license, and public transit in my area is ... not the best ... so I rely on my bike to get around. I'm greatful for this video because it saved me a trip to a bike repair shop after my 5th gear on the rear tire began to slip and then droped to the next lower gear along with gears 2-6
This is the best tutorial on how to make your bike shift perfectly
Glad it was helpful!
At almost 61 I've just got back in cycling with an ebike. My bike is shifting well but what you've taught me is great to know. Excellent informative video.
Glad to help
Great, accurate and easy to understand for beginners. Thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks! I was able to get mine set very quickly. The only trouble was that the chrome part that the derailleur attaches to, which then attaches to the frame, was bent inward. So I wasn't able to get the chain all the way onto the high gear. All it took was a big screwdriver and some pulling on it to straighten that out. Note: a lot of the bikes have aluminum frames these days, and you DO NOT want to bend the dropouts on an aluminum frame. You can bend aluminum once, but unlike steel, it will break if you try to bend it again. So if you run into this problem on your bike, make sure you are placing your screwdriver or small crowbar onto the steel chrome piece to bend it back out, and not the frame dropout itself.
I've watched a lot of these video's and this is the first one that has worked and actually made sense. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Hands down the best video on indexing rear derailleurs .
Thorough, concise and easy to follow. Tutorials are not easy to make, but you have nailed this. Thank you very much, and well done.
Thanks for that, just what I needed after an hour of going round in circles. Much appreciated.
Thank you so much, very helpful. I'm a beginner and some of this stuff is surprisingly hard to find
Your are form Indian
Great stuff! As a wannbe home mechanic, this kind of information is invaluable to me. Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@GuardianBikesA downright straight-to-the-point, easy to follow guide! Thanks for this. I just tuned mine
The most excellent video on 7 speed Shimano derailleur adjustment I ha e seen. Clear, decisive, and brief. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just got a bike with a Tourney 8-speed. Thank you so much for this dense, concise, and super helpful video
What a great walk-through! I finally got it managed!
Thanks for the upload. This vid is short and sharp get to the point video. 5 mins and I've managed to tune my derailleur.
best description and demo I've seen so far
Life saver! As the total noob that I am, you made this so easy. Thank you I can't express my appreciation enough. 👍🙂👍
Great to hear!
Best video ever made about the rear derailleur adjustment. Thank you so much!!!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for a clear instruction video - some make adjusting a derailleur seem so complicated. When I watched your video it simplified everything - thank you!
Thank you for going over this so well , it’s something I always forget by the time i need to adjust my derailleur again.
I prefer to start this procedure by adjusting the cable clamp first, so that the cable is adjusted to be tight when the chain is set on the 7th, highest gear.
Excellent video....totally helped me. We bought a Lectric 2.0 bike for my wife recently and it had a Shimano Tourney derailleur. The Lectric website said to watch their 'all inclusive' video on how to set it. Guess what? The only part that matched was turning the barrel adjuster to index the gears. I spent the better part of this afternoon guessing at the high and low adjusters cause they didn't match the video. You saved me a lot of grief my friend and thanks for the clear and concise video with excellent lighting and vocalization. I've watched enough poorly lit videos with bad sound to appreciate yours to the 'nth' degree. Appreciate the work you put into it. Dean
Happy to hear you got it adjusted! :)
this was the only video i understood lol thankfully I only needed to adjust the barrel
Thank you soooooo very much!!! I have an Lectric Ebike, and the chain had been starting to slip, and yesterday it came off on the hi gear. I already had a bike stand for it, so I had to make two adjustments following your video, and now it's working as it should. I really can't thank you enough!
Great to hear!
Really helpful and now my son’s bike’s gears are sorted! Thankyou!
This is clear, concise, and all around excellent! Thank you!
Great video that your for the clear explainations and giving the extra reasons for why you make the adjustments the way you do. Really appreciated
Best damn instructional video I've seen in a long time! Well done sir!
Should’ve seen this before spending 2+ hours figuring out hour to adjust it. Excellent video. Thank you
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for providing this step-by-step instructional tutorial. I now have seven gears instead of five!
Yood bless you and youtube, this is truly what the future is about.
Perfect directions on how to adjust my own stuff
Best video I have seen for this specific Set up
Fantastic tutorial! Shift smooth as butter. Should practise it on my Tourney tomorrow.
Have fun!
Super helpful straight to the point tutorial.
Awesome video, easy to understand! Would have never figured it out without it!!
Thanks for the video. It was easy to understand and follow. I have a home built recumbent trike that I am constantly upgrading, so the back wheel assy. comes off and on fairly often. Now I can adjust everything with the knowledge you passed on.
Glad it was helpful!
Solid work buds. Tuned my sons used bike to perfection. Thanks!
Excellent tutorial 👌! Concise, precise, and easy to follow.
Thank you for this video. I have the Shimano 6 speed derailleur and it was occasionally dropping the chain when I shifted from 5th to 6th. I studied your video and applied what you said, and no more dropped chain.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much, this was of great help! I count not get my bike to shift into 1st gear, now it works perfectly.
Glad it helped!
I am so glad I found this I have been setting up a new tricycle and I am beyond frustrated. Thank you so much 💓
Happy to hear!
I have had my bike skipping gears for ages u explained it so well thanks
Great to hear!
WOW. This fixed my 5th gear from popping out...thank you so much for that advice
Great to hear!
Couldn’t be a better instructional video. Kudos.
Excellent. Uncomplicated, taught very simple. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Best explanation, best camera point of view! Excellent!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much! You just saved me and my bike!
Thanks, would never figure it out without this
This is the most simple yet highly understandable video that i have seen regarding gearshifting problems...my gears works fine now after following your tutorial..kudos👍👍👍
Great to hear!
Very helpful. I get 12 yo "basement find" and had to replace all cables. Of course I didn't know how to adjust alf of this (I have only city bike) and now all is set. Thanks. :)
You made It sooooooo easy to fix my problem with my derailler!! THANK YOU
Super helpful video! Got my daughter's new gears shifting really smoothly.
Great to hear!
Just bought a bike and will use this to set it up. Great video!!!👍👍👍
Such a great informative video! I did exactly as I was told, and was able to tune my gears perfectly on Lectric expedition cargo bike!
Short, sweet and complete. Big help.
from the thousand of video tutorials available this is the video to watch !
You made my day watching your video and easily adjusting my derailer. Thankyou.
You are welcome!
Bro, you explained so simple, in first time I was able to adjust it. Thanks alot👍
Glad to hear that
worked perfectly for me, many thanks for this!!
That was the gr8est!!! Thanks so much. They're all different and order of execution matters.
Thank you so much, what a help. And now I’m an expert!!
This video helped me out a lot. Thanks
Thanks! You made my life way easier with this video.
Excellent!!!! In a very detailed yet simple way. Ty!!!
You deserve a billion subs dude. Thanks for the video.
Glad to help
I Recommended this to all my Friends!!
Wife’s e-bike has been an issue since we bought it years ago. All fixed thanks to this. I know it’s an old vid but thanks for the detailed help!
Glad it helped
My derailleur on the 7 speed Malus was smashed upon delivery from Amazon--used. It looks horrible but thanks to your video, there's hope.
Incredibly helpful & straight to the point without getting overly complex- that's a like & subscribe from me, thank you very much!
You're welcome. :)
This helped a lot after I figured out that the cable was not tight enough. Once I loosened the nut and pulled the cable tighter, I was then able to follow this guide and get my derailleur working correctly.
Awesome! Great job.
Thanks dude my gearings are now ok
Sir your you know hindi
One of the best explained Videos !
Finally. A bike guy on bikes. Well done. This is an explanation!
Thanks so much!
The most understandable video in youtube about bike gears
You should see park tools tutorial on gears..
thanks for this video, i just needed to fine tune the 5-6 gear change. put in 5th and used the cable tension adjustment to align and worked perfect. thanks
Nice work!
Finally a clear explanation on this black magic part of the bike!
Omg they always make it look simple. I live in a complicated world or something. My hands are black from chain grease lol... good video!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great simple to understand video, THANKS, Mike
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Thank you so much you are very informative, My bike's running like a top now. Thanks again.
Great work!
I worked for an hour before I thought to myself, just ask RUclips...thanks for the perfect explanation
This is by far the best explanation, very helpful! Thx!!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video it’s incredible that this video was made by a 200 sub channel nice vid