Hey Ginz, I am using Silver shifters and the IRD front derailleur. I found the action to be pretty stiff until I found out that I had the cable connected in the wrong way to the derailleur. Check out the image here:
http://softsolder.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc03170-front-derailleur-cable-broken-strand.jpg My problem wast that I had the cable going under that little knob. It needs to go over. Once I corrected that, it was smooth sailing. Not sure if that is your issue or not, but just figured I'd throw it out there. Steve On Oct 19, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Ginz wrote: > Is anyone using Silver bar end shifters with the IRD front > derailleur? Do you find the shifting action to be odd...almost > parabolic? My thumb is killing me after shifting between the middle > and granny rings a bunch of times. It seems to require more prying > force than with my old Shimano front der. Or, maybe I simply need to > be more careful about the way I grab the shifter!! > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
