How To Adjust Your Rear Derailleur in 30 Seconds

  1.   For Road Bikes: Look for the barrel adjuster on the rear derailleur. For Mountain Bikes: Look for the barrel adjuster on the shifter lever.

  2.   Turn the barrel adjuster counter-clockwise to tighten the cable tension.

  3.   Turn the cranks and attempt to shift the gears up and down the cassette.

  4.   Continue making quarter turn adjustments until the gears shift smoothly and quietly. 

That didn’t work?

1.   If your bike refuses to shift into the highest cog regardless of cable tension, your high and low limit screws may be improperly set. Try backing the appropriate one out while turning the pedals and see if the derailleur shifts.

2.   If you recently crashed, look for damage to the derailleur mechanism. If that’s the case, it’s time for a new derailleur.

3.   Look for tight bends in the cable housing leading into the derailleur. If it looks like a very tight loop, you need some slightly longer housing.

Nashbar Garment Bag Pannier Review

Loading the bag is a little tough. The pannier is secured to the bottom of your rack with a stretchy elastic cord and another set of plastic-coated metal hooks.  The hooks get caught on just about everything when you remove the bag. 

There are two more clips that secure the bag even more on the front of the bag and the rear of the bag.  they’re very helpful in securing the bag.

Riding with the bag is usually not bad at all.  It’s well balanced because it covers both sides of the rack.  There’s hard plastic on the insides of the bag. Tire rub is of course rack-dependent. It’s not in focus here, but the bottom hooks on this side have been sharpened by many cycles on loading and unloading the bag. make sure that you place the bag far enough back on the rack so that the clasp doesn’t rub against the back of the rear tire. This also helps prevent your heel from hitting the bag when you pedal.

The two clips prevent the sides of the bag from bouncing around too much if you hit a bump.  The back clip’s gotten a little frayed from rubbing against the rear wheel from times when sloppy in placing the bag onto the rack.

The bag has two reflective strips on the back side..  There’s also reflective piping around the side and top pockets.  

Sometimes unloading the bag is a breeze – you just unhook the bottom hooks and pull straight up.  The fact that this bag is attached to both sides of your rack makes it a little harder remove the bag.  

I’m pretty happy with how the bag carries your clothes.  Typically, I can fit in a shirt, slacks and shoes into the bag. If you’ve got clothes already in your bag, there’s not too much more carrying capacity. 

The bag’s not bad in the rain.  The bag feels kind of cheap. The main problems are the annoyances in loading and unloading the bag and the fact that walking around with the bag is awkward.