It seems like the shifter is working now! :)
Almost too embarrassing to tell how it went. I never got the shifting
adjusted while the bike was in the stand (actually 2 different
stands). Trust me, I tried everything. That’s why I never tried it
loaded - the shifting seemed far too nasty for that.
I have never had quite that dramatic and experience from the stand to
the road under load, but guessing, trial and error have both been a
big part of my learning about bikes. The net is a wonderful thing.
On Nov 22, 10:28 am, Juhani juhani.lait...@gmail.com wrote:
It seems like the shifter is
Hi guys,
Yes, I’m still trying to figure out the problem. I promise I'll let
you know if I get it fixed.
At the moment, I’m riding the bike with friction shifting, but I hope
the indexing is eventually going to start working.
I'll show the bike to the mechanic in my LBS next week. The guy in
are you still screwing with this? check out these detailed
instruction and notice the last paragraph re: Rapid Rise. Maybe there
is something new here:
http://mountain.bike198.com/how-to-install-and-adjust-your-rear-derailleur/
On Nov 20, 1:22 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on
The cable is routed correctly I think. Here’s a link to Shimano’s
technical instructions for the derailleur:
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/SI/SI_5W50A_001/SI_5W50A_001_En_v1_m56577569830616237.pdf
I’ve followed the instructions and secured the cable in the groove as
Yes. There is a special tool any bike shop should have that's
basically a long straight stick that screws into the hanger threads,
and because of its length makes a small bend noticeable.
Gernot
On Nov 18, 1:58 pm, Juhani juhani.lait...@gmail.com wrote:
I mixed things a bit in my answer about
I called my LBS, but they’re leaving to a bicycle show over the
weekend. Their mechanic ask me every same question as you guys, and he
couldn’t understand what could be wrong.
He told me that it sounds like it’s something wrong with the shifter
or that Shimano has changed the cable pull for the
Hi Juhani and RBWer's
I looked at the photo in your post and immediately thought - the
cables on the wrong side of the fixing bolt.
But knowing how I have a penchant for having a big mouth and for being
incorrect at times with my snap judgments, I withheld saying anything
till I had a look around
Thanks for all the answers.
Earl Grey: Yes, the shifters is 9-speed (or atleast it has “compatible
with 9-speed” text on it). I used Silver Shifters before, but I found
it really difficult to shift between the 4 largest cogs on 11-34 9-
speed cassette while riding uphill with some cable tension.
With your updated report you've ruled out cable and housing friction,
and in my opinion have eliminated re-routing the cable/housing as a
possible solution. If it were friction related, you'd shift well in
the 'pulling the cable directio' and poorly in the 'releasing the
cable direction' over all
Yes, it’s frustrating because I’ve only heard good things about this
combination, but for some reason I can’t get it right.
My rear cassette has 9 cogs for sure. And even if it didn’t, my Dura
Ace shifters has written on them: “Compatible with RD-7700(9s)
RD-7400(8s)”. So it should work even
OK, but anyways it's a Shimano XT 9-speed cassette with XT 9-speed
chain. I counted the cogs.
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On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 11:07 -0800, William wrote:
With your updated report you've ruled out cable and housing friction,
and in my opinion have eliminated re-routing the cable/housing as a
possible solution. If it were friction related, you'd shift well in
the 'pulling the cable directio' and
It's a Shimano RD-M770 SGS rear derailleur. Technical Service
Instructions paper says Gears: 9.
http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/products/mountain/deore_xt/product.-code-RD-M770-SGS.-type-.html
Yep! From what you've described you have a combination that works
perfectly every single timejust not yours. A pro looking at it
will hopefully find the flaw that we haven't suggested and therefore
you haven't told us about, or will decide which part is defective and
needs to be replaced.
I'd have somebody check if your derailer hanger is properly aligned.
Park makes a gauge for this, most shops should have one...
On Nov 17, 1:42 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Yep! From what you've described you have a combination that works
perfectly every single timejust not
I mixed things a bit in my answer about the torque. The bar-end
shifter pods are torqued without tool, but I think they are just right
- around 7Nm. They seem very sturdy. The screw that goes through the
middle of the shift lever is tightened with a high quality torque tool
to recommended 2,5Nm -
Juhani,
From what I can tell you setup should work fine.
Have you checked whether the derailer hanger is bent? See
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html for how.
Then follow Sheldon's derailer adjustment procedure on the same page
(start on the largest cog instead of the
Another thought:
Are you sure the shifters are 9-speed? I can coax 8 clicks out of my
Shimano 7 speed barends, so perhaps you have an 8 speed that gives you
9 clicks, but the amount of cable pull would be wrong, leading to mis-
shifts at one end of the cassette or the other.
This is mere idle
I have the identical problem on my Davidson, with a 12-34 9 speed
cassette matched to a 24-36-46 triple. The guys at the LBS tried
everything, replacing each part, replacing all the parts, lubing,
relubing, and readjusting the derailleur.
My problem is the same that you describe : the derailleur
If you can determine that the shifters are indeed 9sp, that the
derailleur hanger is not bent, that the derailleur and downtube cable
stop are snug, and that the cable is routed properly under the bb,
then I would check the cable pinch bolt. If the cable runs on the
wrong side of the bolt, it
On Nov 16, 8:11 am, Juhani juhani.lait...@gmail.com wrote:
The derailleur shifted relatively fine on the biggest cogs, but not
the 3 smallest ones. If I adjusted it so that the smallest ones
shifted fine, then the biggest wouldn’t - and vice versa.
Can you elaborate on what shifted fine and
kinda amazing it doesn't work with all Shimano parts and specifically
designated as 9 speed.
As Jim pointed out something is not set up right if it doesn't work. I
would try different shifters as my next choice of fixing the issue.
I thought there was something unique about Dura Ace shifters
Of Michael_S
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 3:45 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: Problem with adjusting the rear derailler / bar-end
shifters
kinda amazing it doesn't work with all Shimano parts and specifically
designated as 9 speed.
As Jim pointed out something is not set up right
On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 12:45 -0800, Michael_S wrote:
I thought there was something unique about Dura Ace shifters
compatibility too.
8-speed days only.
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