Thanks, Jim that may be the problem. I do have a bit more than 4K miles on the bike. But that said, I'm through with indexed shifting.
RS --- On Sun, 11/30/08, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [RBW] Re: Shifter Observation for all of you Techies To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:23 PM We've recently seen some defective Shimano bar-end shifters that don't hold to the index stops after a few hundred miles of use. They work fine in friction. If the shifter itself doesn't seem to click sharply from one click to the next, this could be your issue. Personally, I shift in friction almost always. On Nov 30, 11:12 pm, Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As some of you may recall, I was having the worst auto-shifting > problem with the Shimano bar-end shifters on my Canti-Rom. i tried > all of the usual fixes, including new cables, fine adjustments to the > derailer, etc., but the problem persisted anytime i was in the low end > range of the 11-32 cass., particularly when on the center chain ring > and the second and third larget cogs on the cass. I checked the chain > an measured it for wear, but it was ok. > > So, after switching to DT shifters on my Atlantis, and using friction > mode on it, I decided I'd try friction mode on the Romulus. Just like > that, problem solved! In friction mode, no more auto-shifting at all. > Not in any gear/chain ring combo. It's smoother, too, and did I > mention quiet? > > This is info for you guys who wrench a lot and understand these > things. All I know is that friction shifting is what I'll use from > here on out. No more indexing for me. > > Ray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
