Gear Derailleur
Saracen Rear derailleur?

The rear Gear Derailleur on my saracen rufftrax is playing up
when i push the gear change lever it with either skip gears or go into gear also when in gears 1+2 it will rub on the spokes can it be fixed? or should i replace it any help on fitting a new one would be appreciated if this is the case

Have you tried adjusting the gear cable?

Often the symptoms you’re seeing are because the gear cable isn’t quite the right length, usually due to stretching in the cable.

If you don’t want to try adjusting it yourself then all decent bike shops will be able to help you out.

(You adjust it in the same way as you would a brake cable but getting it to the correct possition can take some trial and error).

How to adjust gears – front

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