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--></style></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello!</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I spent a day a couple of weekends ago cleaning my bike down and getting it ready for the one day of summer we will be shortly due.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I took it out today for a ride and noticed that the front derailleur is not functioning at all really. If I push the derailleur it works, but it doesn’t seem to be moving of it’s own volition.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Me and bike gears have a bit of a history where I’ve generally tried to fix something and made it much, much worse, so could someone give me a hand diagnosing it? It might just want replacing, and that’s fine (but annoying) and I’d rather be certain that that’s the case first.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alternatively! Can anyone rate any local bike shops that do repairs? I know there’s a largish one here in Uplands and one near the guild hall, but I have no idea if their any good or overly expensive?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Matt Daubney<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>