Help...stuck

[Catrin]

I was doing practice drills on my Jamis tonight, things were going well so I decided to try a really tight low-speed turn. Apparently it was either too tight, or I had a bit of toe-overlap, or not enough momentum, or all of the above at the same time - regardless I had a very low-speed and unavoidable fall. I was focusing on not letting my pedals tear my legs up and somehow laid it down with my foot against the RD It appears fine, the problem is in this photo - sorry it is so bad but it is the best one I could get.

The problem is I slipped the housing & cable for the RD out of the guide on my TT, and I can't seem to figure out how to loosen it enough to get it back into the guide. It seems loose enough down by the rear cassette, it is the top part I need to figure out how to loosen. Part of this is fear that I am going to make matters worse if I start playing with the nut at the back of my rear shifter...

Also looking on Google to see if I can find a tip.

[tulip]

I can't give you any advice from the photo. But that's a pretty bike.

[Catrin]

I can't give you any advice from the photo. But that's a pretty bike.

Let me see if I can get a couple more, this one just shows where it slipped. Ms. Mountain Goat thanks you for the compliment

[Catrin]

My pictures just aren't coming out I've SRAM X7 triggers & SRAM X9 rear derailleur.

If I keep loosening the nut on the rear of the shifter, will this provide me the slack I need to put the cable back into the guide?

[TsPoet]

To get the slack needed, manually push the rear derailer to a lower gear (towards the center of the wheel) while pedalling it by hand (or having someone else pedal it). Stop pedalling. There will be some tension on the derailer, but should provide enough slack to seat the housing in the cable stop. Also, be sure the shifter is in the highest gear (9 or 10, depending on what you have), that will also provide maximum slack available.

[tzvia]

Just click the shifter as if you were going to put the chain into a smaller gear in back (provided it is not already shifted to one of the smallest gears). Two 'shifts' should be enough- don't pedal- you are not looking to actually shift, just to move the rear derailleur to a smaller gear. This should make some slack. Put the housing back into the stop, and shift back without cranking. Then check everything out (rear dropout not bent, no housing kinks...) and try shifting while turning the cranks to see how it works.