Setting up front and rear mech’s

[Monkeeee01]

Crossing the cables means the inners are exiting the outers at an angle, increasing friction.
Best avoided if you're struggling to get a good shift.

I also wonder if your bb is too long - this puts the statistics too far out and affects the cable pull to movement.

I think you are right on the BB length as I used the one I bought specially for my old Middleburns which needed to be longer if I remember correctly.

I have the one I was using on my other Kula with this Curve chainset that is shorter and was set up by my LBS so I should swap them over!

 

[Monkeeee01]

I bet if you had m950 chainset including rings, right length bb, unbent front mech (including the tab washer) and shifter, and new, smoothly routed cables, it would have been easy!

We've got loads of customers just get us to do the front mech setup, triple. They do everything else themselves.

Tbf I am considering changing the Curve chainset to a M950 one when I have the cash and can find one.

Will have another bash at it then. For now I’ve got my other bike to finish (which I’ve been working on tonight - see below).

I’ve purposely cut and left the outer cables a bit long so my LBS can cut them down a bit where required.

I feel like the crossed outers at the front look better but I don’t like how the raw inners cross under the down tube so I’ll be swapping them back!

 

[bikeworkshop]

Hot looks great
apart from the stem/ bar clamp

 

[Monkeeee01]

Hot looks great
apart from the stem/ bar clamp

Ah, I really like it. However it is the only silver/shiny thing on the bike so I could change it to black or even better one that is very dark grey to match the M952 XTR kit.

Can’t think of any off the top of my head that are that colour though?

Shame you can’t get the old 96 Velocity stems in a non quill version.

 

[shepp]

Ah, I really like it. However it is the only silver/shiny thing on the bike so I could change it to black or even better one that is very dark grey to match the M952 XTR kit.

Can’t think of any off the top of my head that are that colour though?

Shame you can’t get the old 96 Velocity stems in a non quill version.

I reckon a syncros in the gun metal grey would be perfect!!

 

[Monkeeee01]

I reckon a syncros in the gun metal grey would be perfect!!

Hmmm. Will see if I can find one I like!

 

[Twozaskars]

You are using a dual-pull front mech with the cable running the wrong way, it should look like this;

 

[foz]

yes I was just going to say, looks like the wrong cable routing at the mech, this would explain why you can't shift it anywhere

 

[Monkeeee01]

told you I was useless!

I actually looked at the Shimano install spec for this mech and realised this so later today I’m going to have another go and see how I get on.

Will report back for anyone who is interested

Thanks all for your help