Oh, I forgot. Detach the cable from the derailleur first before aligning the pulley and the cogset. Then attach, making sure that there is almost no slack or binding.
Rene [EMAIL PROTECTED] EarthLink Revolves Around You. > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/30/2008 9:58:05 PM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Shifter Observation for all of you Techies > > > Give index shifting another chance. Try this: > > Remove the chain. Clean chain and cogset. With the chain removed, and > viewing it from the rear, align the upper pulley of the derailleur on the > biggest and smallest cogs. Make sure the alignment on the biggest cog is > spot on. The alignment on the smallest cog can be a "hair or so" outward to > the dropout. Viewing it from the rear and with the chain removed is, in my > experience, the only way to align the pulley with the cogset properly. If > there is nothing wrong with the dropout, derailleur and cabling, it should > shift flawlessly after the initial fine tuning of alignment of the pulley > with the smalles cog. > > Rene > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > Date: 11/30/2008 9:12:58 PM > > Subject: [RBW] Shifter Observation for all of you Techies > > > > > > As some of you may recall, I was having the worst auto-shifting > > problem with the Shimano bar-end shifters on my Canti-Rom. i tried > > all of the usual fixes, including new cables, fine adjustments to the > > derailer, etc., but the problem persisted anytime i was in the low end > > range of the 11-32 cass., particularly when on the center chain ring > > and the second and third larget cogs on the cass. I checked the chain > > an measured it for wear, but it was ok. > > > > So, after switching to DT shifters on my Atlantis, and using friction > > mode on it, I decided I'd try friction mode on the Romulus. Just like > > that, problem solved! In friction mode, no more auto-shifting at all. > > Not in any gear/chain ring combo. It's smoother, too, and did I > > mention quiet? > > > > This is info for you guys who wrench a lot and understand these > > things. All I know is that friction shifting is what I'll use from > > here on out. No more indexing for me. > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
