Hi all, I was lucky enough to get one of the complete Clems and have been able to put about 250mi on it so far. Around the middle of December I had a couple of experiences where the chain seemed to slip when peddling and under load. This is my first friction shifting bike, so I thought it was me. For the past couple of weeks though, this has become more frequent and has been requiring less of a "load." By load, it is almost always on a small incline, but I have had it happen while spinning in an easy gear as well. The most frustrating aspect is that it is (almost) never right after I have shifted, but usually a good 2-3 min after a shift. You know, just enough that I think it is ok and then bam, I am peddling with no resistance. Needless to say this is coloring my flirtation with friction shifting and am thinking about going to an indexed 1x11.
I did do some searching and found similar issues, but not similar reasons (old cassettes and chains), I have: 1. Checked to see if there is a stuck link. I back pedaled for a while, looking at the derailer and chain and I did not see anything resembling a stuck link. Then again, I am not a (good) mechanic... 2. Wiped down the chain, cleaned it, reapplied lube... (in hopes that if it was a stuck link or something it would get relubricated) 3. NOT dropped the bike or wrecked it on anything. The derailer looks pretty straight and does not look bent. Also, to make things slightly more annoying, I cannot get it to skip when on the bike stand. I can get it to jump between chains if I do not shift it correctly, but I can't get it to hop off once engaged. With index shifting, it is usually easy to figure out what I need to do. It either gets into gear, or it does not and then I can adjust accordingly. With friction it feels like it probably does not matter much since you move the shifter to get it to the right spot. With the SunRace though, there is the ratchet mechanism and I wonder if it not allowing the shifter to stay in the position to hold the gear, but instead pulling ever so slightly to get into its, um, "naturally ratcheted position?" Any suggestions would be appreciated, also any information on how I should set the derailer barrel adjuster and how to set the limits for friction shifting would appreciated. I looked at things like Sheldon's page, but it seems a lot more geared to index shifting with an aside here or there on friction shifting. Thanks, Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
