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With my boots and riding position I felt I had to reach under the shift lever more than I liked so I adjusted it higher for a more relaxed position for shifting.
The rod is pretty easy to get to if you lay on the floor next to the bike. My picture is with all the plastic removed.
Just remember one end is right hand thread and one end left hand thread. So pushing the wrench down on both ends will either tighten or loosen it (I don't remember which way is tight or loose). Loosen each end and run the loose nuts up the thread about a half inch. turn the rod slowly by hand as a little goes a long way. Do no turn it enough to fall out of the ends. Sockets moved more apart raises the shifter. Sit on the bike and put you foot about where you like to ride to the left of the shifter rubber. Ideally the rubber should point to the middle of you shoe so you have equal distance up or down to get under or over the pedal. Run the nuts back up against the ends and tighten each end. There should be slack enough to rotate the rode in the sockets. if not you should loosed one end and turn the socket, hold it and retighten the nut. Test ride and see if it is better.
The rod is pretty easy to get to if you lay on the floor next to the bike. My picture is with all the plastic removed.
Just remember one end is right hand thread and one end left hand thread. So pushing the wrench down on both ends will either tighten or loosen it (I don't remember which way is tight or loose). Loosen each end and run the loose nuts up the thread about a half inch. turn the rod slowly by hand as a little goes a long way. Do no turn it enough to fall out of the ends. Sockets moved more apart raises the shifter. Sit on the bike and put you foot about where you like to ride to the left of the shifter rubber. Ideally the rubber should point to the middle of you shoe so you have equal distance up or down to get under or over the pedal. Run the nuts back up against the ends and tighten each end. There should be slack enough to rotate the rode in the sockets. if not you should loosed one end and turn the socket, hold it and retighten the nut. Test ride and see if it is better.
