When I find myself reading the instructions, I know that the item is either long gone, or completely obselete. The other thing I do is throw away the instructions and/or box right before I find out that the obsolete item I still have is now a prized collectible...
Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jul 11, 8:58 am, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > Reading the instructions? What an interesting idea. I will have to try that > sometime. > > --Eric "Still Can't Remember How to Set the VCR" Norris > Sent from the iPad 2 > > On Jul 10, 2011, at 11:55 PM, Rex Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Update2: I'm stupid. > > > Just had a moment of inspiration... Looking at the tiny pictures in the > > tech documents on the MicroShift website I suddenly realized that the > > little tab next to the cable binder screw wasn't part of the retention > > mechanism as I initially thought, and that the cable should go over it, > > rather than between it and the bolt. Sure enough, it's much easier to > > shift now! > > > -Rex > > > On Jul 10, 2011 3:07 PM, "Rex Kerr" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Update: Lowered the fder, lower than I'd usually put it, but still > > > clearing > > > the top ring, and it doesn't interfere anymore, but it's still darn hard > > > to > > > operate. Any ideas why? > > > On Jul 10, 2011 2:30 PM, "Rex Kerr" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I was working on assembling my new AHH today and ran into a little > > >> problem > > >> with the front derailleur. I have installed dozens > > >> of front derailleurs before without a problem, even having to do strange > > >> things like pinch cable housing between a kickstand plate and the > > >> downtube > > >> to use direct pull derailleurs on bikes that weren't designed for them, > > > and > > >> never had this kind of problem. > > > >> Here's a picture of the routing issue: > > > >>http://imgur.com/arxLD > > > >> The cable wants to rest right on the pivot's rivet. Sometimes it snaps > > >> behind the pivot and gets stuck. I've tried raising and lowering > > >> the derailleur, rotating it to change the alignment, monkeying with the > > >> limit screws, everything that would make it work poorly, and even if I > > >> can > > >> get it not to interfere (much -- the picture is the best I've gotten) > > >> the derailleur takes a significant amount of force to operate, far more > > > than > > >> any other that I've ever used. > > > >> Has anybody else run into this problem? Does anybody else have this > > >> particular derailleur on their AHH that they'd be willing to photograph > > >> so > > >> that I can see how the cable runs? > > > >> I'd call Riv for advice, but they're closed today, so I might end up > > > having > > >> to call them tomorrow. > > > >> Thanks! > > >> -Rex > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
