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ŚĂŶĚ ƐŚŝŌĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƐƚ ŐĞĂƌ ;ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŐͿ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚ
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ŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞůĞŌŚĂŶĚƐŚŝŌĞƌƵƉŽŶĞŐĞĂƌ/ĨƚŚĞŐĞĂƌĚŽĞƐŶƚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ĐŽŐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂĚũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ
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ĞŝƚŚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌ;ĐŚĞĐŬǁŚŝĐŚŽŶĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŝŶƚŚĞ
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ĚŽǁŶƚƵďĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞũƵƐƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞŐĞĂƌĐĂďůĞŐƵŝĚĞ
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ĚĞƐŝƌĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚ
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ƐŚŝŌĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŐĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ĐůĞĂƌƚŚĞĐĂŐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵĞŽīƚŚĞĐŽŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƉ/ĨŝƚĐĂŶ
LJŽƵĐĂŶ ĂĚũƵƐƚŝƚ ďLJ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ,ƐĐƌĞǁ ǁŝƚŚĂ
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LIMITER SCREWS
These are marked ‘H’ & ‘L’,
and are sometimes found
in dierent positions on
the derailleur
CAGE
This guides the
chain between
the cogs
CABLE TENSION SCREW
This may be located on the
shifter. On some road bikes
however it is found on the
frame
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TWIST GRIP
GEAR SHIFTER
Rotate to shift gears up
and down the cogs
GEAR INDICATOR
Tells you what number
gear you are in
CABLE TENSION SCREW
Can be turned to add or
remove slack to the gear
cable