Adjusters

[nellsbellzz]

hi guys on my tarmac sl4 there are two small adjusters on the gear/ brake cables what do these adjust I don't want to mess with them

Cheers nells

 

[Drago]

The gears and the brakes, funnily enough.

 

[gbb]

They are to allow you to adjust the cable tension. I assume we're talking about the ones mounted on the down tube of the bike. These are usually just the gear ones.
One for the rear derailleur, there's also one on the rear derailleur itself. The adjuster on the downtube will allow you to adjust while on the move....although you'll likely never need to.
The one for the front derailleur is the only adjuster usually....it's useful after the bike is a few weeks old and the cables have stretched, a tweek will tighten the cable and correct that cable stretch.
You'll rarely use them all being well.

 

[nellsbellzz]

He he l guessed that do they do adjust brakes derailleur front back etc

 

[nellsbellzz]

No they are mounted at the handle bars there are 4 cables two with adjusters with mm incraments on them

 

[S-Express]

Drago is perfectly correct, but here's a multiple choice answer anyway:

Either they adjust

a) your TV reception
or
b) the tension of the cable to which they are attached

I'll give you a clue - it's not a)

 

[nellsbellzz]

Thanks for the answers the sarcasm is much appreciated