How to Adjust a Campagnolo Rear Veloce Derailleur

Campagnolo makes bicycle components. The Veloce line is part of the road bicycle component groups. Veloce is one step above entry-level components offered from the Italian manufacturer. You adjust the rear derailleur in the Veloce line either using the H-clockwise screw or H-counterclockwise screw; you also can adjust off the barrel adjustment tabs off the shifter and derailleur.

Things You'll Need

  • Small Phillip's screwdriver
  • Bike workstand
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the bike in the work stand. Look at the rear cassette and rear derailleur drop out, found where the derailleur is attached to the frame.

    • 2

      Find the two screws on the edge of the rear derailleur, next to the frame attachment. The screw on top is the H-clockwise screw. Turn this in one quarter turn increments to adjust the rear Veloce derailleur farther to the outside. The screw underneath is the H-counterclockwise screw. Turn this in one quarter turn increments to move the rear derailleur farther in toward the cassette.

    • 3

      Align the Veloce rear derailleur as near parallel to the frame and cassette as possible.

    • 4

      Spin the pedals while the bike is on the work stand and shift through the gears. Watch for missed gears or sloppy shifts. Turn the barrel adjuster off the rear derailleur one quarter turn to the left to improve the gear shifting if it is loose or sloppy.

    • 5

      Turn the barrel adjustment one quarter turn to the right to tighten up the shifting on the rear derailleur. Run through the gears as you make adjustments and stop when the shifting is even, smooth and has no sloppiness.