Derailleur adjustment with compact crank

[7rider]

I'm not sure about Ultegra, but I know Dura Ace can. If DA can, I would presume Ultegra can.
What kind of crankset do you have?
I have a FSA compact on the Axiom with a DA FD, and I was constantly throwing the chain off the crank. The mechanic at the LBS, who spent lots of time adjusting it, attributes it to USER ERROR! Yes, you MUST be very careful about where your chain is on the cassette (mid cassette is best) and not heave the shifter too much. Just a soft touch. It took me a while to learn the technique. I am really good with the user error problems!
That said...
My ID8 has a Shimano Ultegra compact crankset and Shimano FD (also DA) and I have had no trouble whatsoever with throwing the chain.

[HillSlugger]

Last week I was able to shift it without thinking about it; today I had to be so careful my shifts were taking forever!

[HillSlugger]

I want to race on this bike in just a few weeks and I want to feel confident that when I shift I won't end up on the side of the road fixing my chain!

[7rider]

I want to race on this bike in just a few weeks and I want to feel confident that when I shift I won't end up on the side of the road fixing my chain!

Do you have time next weekend to do some HoCo hills with me? We can run it through its paces and see what's up....

[HillSlugger]

Anyone have experience with the FSA Gossamer FD? It says it's specifically designed for compact cranks.

[Cataboo]

I've got ultegra shifters, front derailleur, & am running a 50-34 crank without a problem. It did ocassionally go off the inner chainring when i first got it, told the bf to tweak it, he spent about 5 mins, and it's been fine ever since.... I can force it off if I'm dumb and don't realize that I'm in the big chain ring and I keep trying to shift into it (I dunno why, but I did that the other day)

Bf's also got the same set up on one of his bikes (ultegra and compact cranks), so it can be done and it didn't seem particularly difficult to do.


What cranks are you using? I know in some of the crank reviews I've been reading (fsa gossamers), people have claimed that buying shimano compact cranks completely solved any problems they had with tuning the compact or the chain going off the cranks...

[HillSlugger]

I've got ultegra shifters, front derailleur, & am running a 50-34 crank without a problem. It did ocassionally go off the inner chainring when i first got it, told the bf to tweak it, he spent about 5 mins, and it's been fine ever since.... I can force it off if I'm dumb and don't realize that I'm in the big chain ring and I keep trying to shift into it (I dunno why, but I did that the other day)

Bf's also got the same set up on one of his bikes (ultegra and compact cranks), so it can be done and it didn't seem particularly difficult to do.


What cranks are you using? I know in some of the crank reviews I've been reading (fsa gossamers), people have claimed that buying shimano compact cranks completely solved any problems they had with tuning the compact or the chain going off the cranks...

Not Gossamers, FSA Pro cranks. I'd rather change the FD than the cranks if it would help. I'm thinking seriously about the FSA Gossamer FD.

[7rider]

I know in some of the crank reviews I've been reading (fsa gossamers), people have claimed that buying shimano compact cranks completely solved any problems they had with tuning the compact or the chain going off the cranks...

That was my experience.
FSA (SLK) crank + Shimano FD = chain off the crank upon shifting (okay..not CONSTANTLY...but often).
Shimano crank + Shimano FD = no shifting issues.
Cannot speak to FSA crank + FSA FD.