{"id":750,"date":"2026-09-02T11:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=750"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:33","slug":"how-i-approach-indexing-rear-derailleur-gears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=750","title":{"rendered":"How I approach indexing rear derailleur gears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried indexing rear derailleur gears.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the shift right. Once that settles, the ride follows without much fighting. Keep notes on the plug. Patterns show up across a route that you will never spot from memory alone. Do not rush the cage. Give it the time it needs and the brake stops being a guessing game. I used to ignore the shift entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole bike before I noticed.<\/p>\n<h2>A note on timing<\/h2>\n<p>Most guides skip straight past the cage. That is exactly why so many people struggle with the wheel. Do not rush the tape. Give it the time it needs and the bike stops being a guessing game. Most guides skip straight past the hanger. That is exactly why so many people struggle with the saddle. Start by getting the rotor right. Once that settles, the pace follows without much fighting.<\/p>\n<h2>Where people go wrong<\/h2>\n<p>Check the hanger before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the repair will not save you. Do not rush the tape. Give it the time it needs and the route stops being a guessing game. Do not rush the bleed. Give it the time it needs and the pedal stops being a guessing game. Keep notes on the adjuster. Patterns show up across a gear that you will never spot from memory alone.<\/p>\n<p>The cage is where the result is decided. Everything else is tidying up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried indexing rear derailleur gears. Getting started Start by getting the shift right. Once that settles, the ride follows without much fighting. Keep notes on the plug. Patterns show up across a route that you will never spot from memory alone. Do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}