on 4/4/09 9:50 AM, J. Burkhalter at [email protected] wrote:

> 
> I recently moved my Silver barend shifters to the downtube.  I like
> the setup just fine, but I was getting ghost shifts on the front and
> rear when I stand and crank out of the saddle (no problems ever with
> the setup as barends).  I know others have had similar issues, and so
> before posting questions here I decided to tinker a bit and make sure
> I had everything setup correctly and had tried all the fixes I had
> read about over on iBOB.
> 
> Well, in the process, I seemed to have launched the little spring
> holding the micro ratchet into never-never land.  Can't find it.
> Gone.  So instead of asking questions about the appropriateness of
> moving barend Silvers to the downtube (same washers?, they look to be
> different on the RBW website), I now just want to find a replacement
> spring so I can go ride.

RBW Weekend hours: Saturdays 10-4

I've give 'em a call.  800-345-3918

Loose Screws doesn't show one specifically, but again, they may be able to
recommend something if Riv doesn't have or can't get one.

http://loosescrews.com/index.cgi?c=Shifter&id=231443523224

You might also try trolling with a magnet.  I've got a few of them and have
found some important fiddly errant bits over the years.

- Jim

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