Man, I grew up with friction shifters & have been yearning for the Silver shifters to replace my Microshift units that came on the bike. But these things work flawlessly & I’d forgotten about “slippage”. I think I shall resist the nostalgic trip down memory lane and save $170.00!
Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2022, at 8:50 PM, J J <junes1ju...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Doug, thanks for the nice write up. CeeCee looks great! > > About the Silver2 shifters: I’ve had the same problem of gears slipping. I > find that I have to tighten the D ring screw so much to prevent slipping that > it makes it hard to move the shift levers. I haven’t thought of using thread > lock. I’ve just kind of accepted the slipping as reality for these shifters. > It seems like I constantly have to fiddle with them. > > I’d love to hear suggestions from anyone else who might be reading this. I > prefer friction shifting. But the slipping with these brand new Silver2s has > me considering index shifting for the first time. Grant says these are the > best shifters in the world. If these are the best….surely they should not > slip?? > >> On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 4:14:29 PM UTC-4 Doug H. wrote: >> I now have several hundred miles on my Clem Smith Jr so wanted to share some >> thoughts. I feel like I'm cruising around when I ride so I call it my Clem >> Cruiser, or CeeCee for short. I've never named a bike but CeeCee may work. >> Is it fast or slow? Those aren't the right questions to ponder. Am I faster >> or slower on the Clem as compared to other bikes I've ridden? It doesn't >> feel like it and I don't care! I'm amazed at how it tracks up hills with >> ease. I sit upright and enjoy the scenery which gives me a greater degree of >> feeling safe as well. I'm really happy with how the Clem rides on asphalt, >> dirt or gravel. >> >> I recently had Rich build a dynamo wheel for me as I had never used dynamo >> but wanted to give it a shot. I'm hooked. I don't feel any drag from the hub >> and not having to worry about recharging lights frees my mind for other >> thoughts. The wheel is a Velocity Cliffhanger 32 spokes with a Kasai hub. My >> rear wheel is still the stock Alex 36 spoke with an unbranded hub. The >> mismatched wheels are kinda cool and Clem-like I think. >> >> My pedals are One Up aluminum platform pedals that are large and grippy. >> They are perfect for the Clem and my big ole feet. I rode today wearing my >> Merrell sandals and the pedals gave plenty of support and grip. Speaking of >> grip, I really like the Ergon Biokork grips. >> >> I wrapped Newbaum cloth tape on my chainstay as a protector even though it >> already had a clear one...I like the looks of it. I've put two stickers on >> it and ordered a couple from Path Less Pedaled to sticker it up a little >> more. This is a fun bike to ride and tinker with for sure. >> >> I'm digging friction shifting but I have gotten slippage from the Silver2 >> shifter. The bolt comes loose and my gears slip at times. I guess I need to >> find just the right tension but it is a little frustrating. Should I use >> thread-locker? Anyone else had this issue? >> >> All in all the Clem is a well-designed bicycle that rides so nice on any >> surface. Just Ride. >> >> Here is a link to some photos if you are interested Clem Cruiser >> >> Doug >> Athens, GA > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f9e3f6d5-35b8-40ac-a784-655b8001fbc8n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8710A6B4-F6A1-432A-8B3A-2A56295AC06D%40gmail.com.
