Thanks. I may have figured it out. The ist gear "click" on the lever is somewhat elusive, and it takes a subtle touch to get the lever to click into the 1st position and reach the detente. I think that the lever's internals may be a bit worn. The hub itself seems to be fine.
If this latest adjustment doesn't work, I'll try a derailleur shift lever. The ideal shifter, IMO, would have a sturdy detente for 2d gear, and rely on friction for the other two. On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > You're sure you have the cable properly tensioned (e.g., no slack in 3rd > gear)? It sounds like the shift lever is rotated too far to get the hub > into 1st gear, and slips back into the "normal" 1st position. > > Also, you're certain it's the correct shifter? > > You could try putting a friction lever on the boss and see if it's the > hub. I haven't done it, but I have read of people running the hubs with a > friction lever. The hub is pretty forgiving I terms of getting into gear. > > Eric N > www.CampyOnly.com <http://www.campyonly.com> > CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com <http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com> > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > > On Jun 3, 2016, at 6:47 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I can't get 1st gear to work on the hub. I can get 3d and 2nd to click > into place, but when I get the cable tight enough for 1st to click, when I > release the lever, the cable tension pulls the lever down away from the > "click position", loosening the cable and allowing the gear to skip. > > Is this slop in the lever, or is this wear in the hub? The seller said > that he refurbished the hub shortly before selling. > > Also, am I somehow stressing the shift lever by installing it on a > clamp-on bracket on the seatstay or, as now, on the seat tube? IOW, might I > be somehow stressing the system by not using the housing, housing stop, and > roller wheel, and instead running it directly from shifter to pull chain? > > I've tried the SA instructions to no avail. > > I know that you, Philip, have your shifter bolted to a seatstay boss, so > your situation ought to be much the same as mine. Do you get this same > lever slop in the gear 1 position? > > Note that when I remove the cable, and shift the lever with no tension at > all, all 3 positions appear to click loudly and firmly -- but again, when > installed with the cable, 1st gear tension pulls the lever away from the > click position. > > Any suggestions gratefully accepted. > > Thanks. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. 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