El Sapo wrote: *"I can't figure out why Riv went this way? Can you?"*
I suspect because A. they are ergonomically pretty sweet the way Riv has 'em set up--they have that little dog leg that makes it work without really having to move your hand from the grip one bit, just wiggle that thumb.B. they are not your average bear. C. they probably got them at a pretty sweet price. Bill L. wrote: *"They are friction shifters. If I get a ghost shift I didn't do it right. Friction shifting isn't for everyone."* I mentioned in a previous post on this thread that most of my bicycles are set up with friction shifting of one sort or another. While I am not a pro level mechanic, I have set up many bikes with friction. Though in fact I did not set these up--I got the complete build direct from Riv. I rode the bike to work and back today (been taking the Big Dummy because it has a more robust lighting system) and again plagued with ghost shifting. After some force on the pedals, it will ghost shift. Sometimes not until you ease off a bit, three or four crank revolutions later. Weird. I have checked all the usual things one checks when this problem occurs--tightening down the ratchet mech, making sure there is not too much slack in the cable, checking that the wire is not getting snagged or otherwise hung up on the bb guide, making sure there is a gentle bend to the housing going to the rear der. There may be a simple fix that I have overlooked, but because I am not the only person reporting this issue I suspect that it may be possible that at least some of these shifters may have trouble holding the cable tension, even when tightened to the max. There is definitely play in mine, though how or if that contributes I don't know. At least some of them must work fine, since I am sure Riv did test these. Maybe it is also aggravated by a particular riding style, though I am not doing anything overly gonzo or mashing the gears. I like to get out of the saddle for a rise occasionally rather than shift, but I am pretty smooth about it. I am not one to expect perfection in my bicycles, but this is kind of maddening and a little disappointing. It's disconcerting riding along nicely but always anticipating a crunchy, grindy, skippy ghost shift. And when riding in traffic it can be downright unnerving. On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 5:13:41 PM UTC-5, El Sapo wrote: > > Hey Bill, just for my own clarification, these Clem shifters have "click" > indexed stops. My understating of friction shifters is that they are > without the indexing click stops. > > So what happens is that the shifter wants to find the click, the index > point and rest there. But that's not the right place so you have to pass it > and come back or find a intermediate spot. You'll see soon enough what > we're talking about especially if you are riding hills. > > there are plain friction and 8 speed indexed shifters available. I can't > figure out why Riv went this way? Can you? > > -- 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.
