On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 12:38:46 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:
Still auto-shifting away after the first ride. Bike is really unrideable
this way as it hurts the back when the gear unexpectedly shifts. Similar to
the effect you get when the chain skips.
is there a particular reason why
I just swapped the 9-speed cassette on a RB-T CL frankenbike for an 8-
speed spare I had lying around (cassette and chain). I was having all
kinds of problems with ghost shifting and holding the gear. Eight
speed works like a dream with the friction ... it's like a new bike.
Switch to 8 - you
The microshift 10-spd bar-end shifters seem to be a good compromise. It is
micro-indexed so that it almost feels like friction, but there is enough
resistance so that ghost shifts don't seem to occur in my short testing.
Toshi
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com
is there a particular reason why you want 10spd friction?
The bike came with a 10-speed cassette. I'd rather have less, but keeping
it because it is there.
I like friction. More fun and feels good and quiet.
If this thing turns out to be unsolvable, I will go to 8 speed cassette
I agree with those who think the shift lever clamp is loosening. The
spring on the derailleur is always trying to pull it into a higher gear. I
used Rivendell bar-end converters to put my zeus shift levers onto a
mustache bar. I have to tighten the rear shifter clamp a couple of times in
Still auto-shifting away after the first ride. Bike is really unrideable
this way as it hurts the back when the gear unexpectedly shifts. Similar to
the effect you get when the chain skips.
The only thing I could think of was that I noticed the surface of the DT
shifter lever the
Auto-shifting (IMO) might indicate a shift lever problem (ie lever not
tight enough). Or could it be that there's a certain (micro) amount of
cable movement you can't avoid with friction shifters, and a 10-speed
cassette just amplifies this??? For me a 5-7 speed freewheel/cassette is
Thanks for the info! I appreciate that.
They mechanic said looked like the lever needed tightening, and the
shifting cable needed tightening, too.
I'll see how it does on the commute today.
If I continue to have probs, I may go to a 7 speed cassette.
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It was great on the ride into work today.
At the LBS, I asked about switching to a less-than-10-speed cassette, and
he said the 10-speed is going to be fussier for friction, but it should
still be able to work correctly.
He was very nice to take a look at it and fix it while I waited.
