I repair cars for a living, so I’m fairly handy with tools and mechanical things. After years and years with Shimano 3x7 and 2x8 groupsets, my new favorite bike (a pristine Surly Wednesday) came with a 12spd SRAM SX rear derailleur. Even worse 😁 it was so far out of adjustment that it only worked in 4, or 5 speeds maybe.
I’ve only recently learned to adjust derailleurs and I’m okay with old Shimano stuff. But this SRAM thing. Goodness! I finally dialed it in after 3 hours. At one point, I was fairly certain I broke the shifter, but it’s fine.
I know I’m new to 12 speed, but is it really that much harder to dial in? Totally worth it, now that I’ve had a few rides. But damn.
Anyone have to adjust SRAM parts regularly? Any horror stories?
It’s SX so its probably out of spec out of the box. GX and above (or whatever they’re calling it this week) works like you’d expect.
Bin it and replace with Shimano CUES.