I'm glad it worked for you! Mine is still holding. I did a 10 mile mile
ride today with lots of hills and shifting and no slippage. The Silver2
shifter is nice is operation and in looks. Friction shifting is now my go
to after years of indexing and saying I had no interest in friction
Quick follow up: Thanks Doug for your detailed help. I used the Loctite
last weekend per your directions, have ridden about 150 miles since then,
and it has been remarkably stable. No slipping at all so far. Will be
interesting to see how durable it will be, but for now it’s great.
Thanks
I put a generous amount on the threads of the shifter bolt (I fully removed
the bolt), the one with the d-ring head. I put the bike in my stand and
adjusted the shifter to the desired tightness and let it sit for a day to
dry. I think the tightness is a personal preference once there is enough
Thanks, Doug. Great to hear!
Forgive me for asking what might be obvious: where exactly did you apply
the Loctite? And how did you gauge the degree of tightness when you screwed
the shifter back together?
Thanks again.
On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 8:11:58 PM UTC-4 Doug H. wrote:
> Hello
Hello all,
I pulled the shifter bolt and applied blue Loctite thread-locker,
reinstalled, and let it dry for a day. I've ridden three times since then
and haven't experienced any slippage. With this fix the Silver2 shifter is
great! Friction shifting is working well for me.
Doug
On Monday,
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On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 10:30 AM J J wrote:
> ... Which loc tite [Loctite] variety do you suggest for the shifters?
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Use blue Loctite.
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 9:30:54 AM UTC-7 J J wrote:
> Thanks for the recommendations, all. Which loc tite variety do you suggest
> for the shifters?
>
> @Mackenzy, I’ve experienced the same slippage with a NOS Rapid Rise RD and
> a modern, new high normal RD. In both
Thanks for the recommendations, all. Which loc tite variety do you suggest
for the shifters?
@Mackenzy, I’ve experienced the same slippage with a NOS Rapid Rise RD and
a modern, new high normal RD. In both cases it was with the same new
shifter cables, liners, and housing, and new chainrings,
This is good info. I don’t mind needing to use loc-tite because the shifter is
smooth and looks good. But, maybe Riv should make this a recommendation or pre
install it on the bolt. I’ll try it and report back.
Doug
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> On May 31, 2022, at 11:24 AM, Mackenzy Albright
>
I installed a suntour barcon on my clem build with an ALTUS rear dr. Not
sure if it's a stronger modern spring but find it's slipping more than
normal. I previously had it paired with an older generation XTR reverse
rapid rise which worked fine. But I think the reverse rapid rise has less
I used several pairs of the first-gen Silver bar end shifters extensively
and always ended up putting blue Loctite on the mounting bolts to prevent
loosening. I daresay beeswax would work too.
Silvers are hardly the only shifters that require this treatment, IME.
Patrick Moore, currently using
Doug, you're likely already aware that there's different levels of
loc-tite, but just make sure you use the less permanent option on those
shifters of yours.
Happy shifting!
-Kai
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 9:38:46 AM UTC-4 Doug H. wrote:
> I was just looking at shifters on the Rivendell
I was just looking at shifters on the Rivendell website and found this
blurb in the description of the wing bolts that can replace the d-ring bolt
that comes with the Silver2 shifter... "*Put some loc-tite on them and
you'll likely never have to mess with them. If your shifter loses a little
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!
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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.
Nice Doug! I am not sure if I have seen photos of the second Clem! I am
going to give those grips a chance I think. I have used other Ergon grips
and liked them.
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
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