"Unfortunately, though I would like it to be the case, it is not. And without moving the stems, or seeing a photo where they are not parallel, it would be easy to assume that they go the other way, but the shifters are oriented correctly in the photos I posted above. (See photos below. Remember the part where I said I have installed shifters before?;^)"
My apologies. I was unaware that Suntour made different models in different orientations. I was only familiar with the bikes I assembled at the bike shop in the mid 1980s. All of those had that single phillips head screw that tightens the clamp facing the rider. The way you have it, it's flipped around, facing down the road. Googling "suntour stem shifters" you can see examples of both orientations. Most of them are the way I'm familiar with, but undoubtedly some are flipped around, like yours. That's why it looks backwards to me. I can't think of a reason why Suntour would make some models with the clamp one way and other models with the clamp flipped around. Maybe the clamp part is symmetric and you can remove the shifters+flip the clamp+ put the shifters back on. "As for "perfectly lined up", I'm not sure what that means. In my experience, unless a frame or der. mech is bent, setting up a friction shift system is a pretty straightforward operation having to do with cable tension." What I mean by "perfectly lined up" is that you are an experienced rider. You know how to shift. You know when you've shifted correctly to the right gear. If the shifter fails to hold the derailer in that position by slipping or drifting, then the shifter should be fixed or replaced. If on the other hand, the shifter succeeds in holding the derailer in the correct position, but you still get grinding or skipping or other drivetrain noise, then you've got a drivetrain problem. Steve correctly pointed out to look for a stiff link in your chain, which would cause a clunk and a skip every three or four pedal revolutions. If there's a hanging chain pin sticking out from the factory or from your rebuild, that could also skip and clunk as it comes around. Something isn't right. The symptoms are unacceptable. You do everything right from a rider's perspective as a very experienced and your bike doesn't work. I'd be happy to diagnose it for you, but I think you are in the East and I'm in Calfornia. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 4:35:40 AM UTC-8, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 12:09:08 AM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> Those stem shifters that you are holding up against the stem? You are >> holding them up backwards. Turn them around the right way and you'll see >> they won't interfere. >> > > Unfortunately, though I would like it to be the case, it is not. And > without moving the stems, or seeing a photo where they are not parallel, it > would be easy to assume that they go the other way, but the shifters are > oriented correctly in the photos I posted above. (See photos below. > Remember the part where I said I have installed shifters before?;^) > > As for "perfectly lined up", I'm not sure what that means. In my > experience, unless a frame or der. mech is bent, setting up a friction > shift system is a pretty straightforward operation having to do with cable > tension. > > That said, in my case there may be one wild card--my original Clem was > damaged in shipping and had to be returned. I took off all the parts and > re-installed. (I took the entire bar with brakes and shifters off, simply > re-hooked up all the cables.) Aside from now having a complete build that > sports the fancy cream details, I suppose there is a possibility the rear > derailleur was damaged (the frame damage was in the rear triangle). > However, I discounted that because it actually shifts into all the gears, > and rides there okay for a bit. And also, a number of other RBW list > members have been reporting a similar experience. However, because I would > like to keep this setup, and I happen to have a brand new Altus "in stock," > for a future project, I may do a quick switch and see if that makes a > difference. > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tOPIJVzMtZg/VrGC9F5t3-I/AAAAAAAAF9M/LEpSIqfspoM/s1600/DSC01644.JPG> > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-idfg9wFhnRA/VrHzteIEgTI/AAAAAAAAF9w/IX9w1IXoIAo/s1600/sun-tour-power-shifters.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lk3gFd2IJlY/VrHu_CUeyHI/AAAAAAAAF9g/sReiM3JxH5g/s1600/Suntour-Power-Shift-Lever-Made-in-Japan..jpg> > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UobQxh8bZkM/VrHvU-K0HJI/AAAAAAAAF9k/X4Cd-9C9mFU/s1600/DSC01646.JPG> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
