Back in the fall, my bike suddenly quit shifting into the small chainring (of a triple). I suspected a misaligned front derailleur, but was too afraid to touch it; a friend of mine agreed and re-positioned it. It worked fine then and whenever I checked it on the stand after washing, but I've been in Florida all winter without any need for it.

It shifted fine after I re-assembled the bike in Ohio. But the first time I actually needed the puppy gear, guess what. (Yeah, I made it up the hill, but I need that gear. ) From what I can tell, it looks like the derailleur is again rotated counterclockwise on the frame, just slightly. But I'm a little afraid to touch it, again.

What could have caused this the first time? Did it happen again because my friend didn't put a torque wrench on it when he fixed it in December? Can I assume that the specified torque for the seatpost clamp is safe for the front derailleur clamp as well, on a carbon frame? Do I need to just HTFU and move it back to where it eyeballs in proper alignment, being careful not to change the vertical placement?