I replaced the housing and the cables. I wonder if it needs a long pull derailleur?
On Monday, September 2, 2024 at 7:34:13 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > My thoughts: > > 1. Installing shifters on Paul mounts can be finicky, remove and start > over. > > 2. You may need fresh inner wires, maybe even housing. > > 3. Some newer road Shimano front derailleurs have a new-to-me cable > routing which may not work well with friction thumbies. > > Joe Bernard > > On Monday, September 2, 2024 at 2:37:15 PM UTC-7 Jeffrey S wrote: > >> I got a set of Shimano bar-end shifters for my wife's bike. They are the >> set with the black rubber tips, not the grey. >> >> They are not working properly on the bike. I have tried several >> adjustments, but something is wrong. There isn't a good, continuous >> friction. They feel loose and don't stay in place. The rear deraileur keeps >> slipping into higher gears. The front deraileur also requires an excessive >> amount of force to shift into a higher gear. >> >> I have the grey ones on my bike and they are perfect. I am wondering if >> the black ones are different. >> >> She has a Shimano Ultegra deraileur on the back and a Shimano Tiagra on >> the front. Both front and rear are having this issue. The front deraileur >> also requires a lot of force to shift into a higher gear. >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c263ddab-ef1d-45c6-8eee-145aac8e8817n%40googlegroups.com.
