Tightening helped mine as well. The problem is likely not the derailleur
though. Unless you banged it on a rock or something.
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I will certainly try tightening down the screws on my shifters. Since they
gave me problems from day one, I didn't figure they were loose, but
anything can happen, I guess. I cut my teeth on friction shifting, but
only five cog freewheels. Then there was the hiatus when I was riding
indexed
I think it's mostly a 'not designed for derailers' problem, although the OP
seems to have solved it somewhat by cranking down on the shifter bolt. I
understand Riv's interest in them as erzats clicky-friction levers, but the day
I spent with them was frustrating.
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In my case the issue appears to have been soley user/mechanic error. Tightening
the shifting mechanism resolved the issue.
The shifters aren't my favorite, but they now seem to work as well as one could
ask.
I'm super happy with the bike overall. Perfect for family oriented cycling.
Sky in ne
There was a big thread on this a while ago, not long after the Clems came
out. A number of owners reported ghost shifting problems, including me. I
suspect there may be quality control issues with these shifters, since it
was a random but statistically significant sampling that reported the
pro
My Clementine also has the Sunrace shifters its a 52cm & yes I do get some
ghost shifting, especially if I stand on the pedals to climb or sprint. Some of
it is the shifters, the long frame probably does not help, but my 'tine is
pretty stiff. I think changing to a silver shifter should mostly s
Seems to from using friction shifting forever that a larger diameter shifter,
like the mountain bike/SunTour thumbshifters , are less prone to loosening.
The smaller road/SunTour Sprint style were always requiring slight
retightening. The only time I seem to need to adjust the ST large thumbies
Kai, it's good to know that combination works. I just stripped a mini velo of
its Shimano 9-speed bar-ends-on-VO-thumbies to transfer to my Appaloosa. I
wasn't happy with the SunRace 9-speed thumbies I was using, so now I think I'll
put the mini back together with SunRace mounts and Silver shift
I have Riv silver down tube shifters mounted on my Clem's standard issue
shifter mounts. I think they're great! Mostly for the fact that the mount
rotates, but they seem to hold well enough. And since they're already on your
bike it would be an infinitely cheaper option than Paul's or the IRD mo
Ya, I know. A little embarrassing. But...well worth embarrassment for an
easy solution. Thanks again to everyone for the help and advice.
Sky in new west
On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 4:52:44 PM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote:
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> Or you can tighten the shifter. I didn't think of that! ;-)
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Or you can tighten the shifter. I didn't think of that! ;-)
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I'm glad the problem and the solution is so simple. I've used so many
shifters with attaching screws that gradually loosen; the old Nuovo Record
dt shifters were notorious for doing this. Blue Loctite is a wonderful all
purpose fix, along with vise grips, duct tape, and big hammers.
FWIW, with my
Patrick,
Thanks a bunch. I tightened the shifter mechanism (a little on the stiff
side now for shifting) and voila indeed! Problem appears to have
disappeared.
Which is absolutely fantastic news. I'll see if it holds up, but from the
little test ride I just did - no more ghost shifting.
I'm
Ah yes, the infamous cheapie thumbies. I have a pair that have seen several
bikes, and they're almost comically good at what they do for how cheap they
are. I definitely prefer them over the ones I struggled with on the Clem.
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Any smaller rider would give you a pretty good idea if weight is the issue.
Good luck!
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Nice suggestion Chris! Unfortunately, the only 100lber I know who might be
able to is a 12 year old girl, and I worry she's a bit too small to manage
the bike.
Sky in New west.
On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 3:42:53 PM UTC-8, Christopher Murray wrote:
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> Any chance you could find a 100lb test
Thanks Joe, that's a super generous offer and I appreciate it. I think I
already have a pair of cheaper thumbies in a parts box from
velo-orange:
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/shifting-freewheels-cassettes/shifters/falcon-friction-thumb-shifters.html
But in truth, if I repla
Thanks Patrick,
I'll give that a go.
Sky in new west
On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 3:29:52 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> Sky: if the slipping occurs only in the direction that the rear derailleur
> spring pulls, that is, toward smaller cogs (= higher gear), that indicates
> that the shi
Well phooey, I was hoping that would work. The problem with the shifters is
they were designed for IGH hubs, where whatever ratchet effect in the shifter
was overcome by the solid clicks being in the hub. Without the hub involved,
the shifters - I've used them on a Clem demo I rode - tend to wan
Any chance you could find a 100lb test pilot? Then you'd know if weight/ flex
was the issue.
Cheers!
Chris
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Sky: if the slipping occurs only in the direction that the rear derailleur
spring pulls, that is, toward smaller cogs (= higher gear), that indicates
that the shift lever is not tight enough. Remove the screw holding the
shift lever to the body, apply blue Loctite, re-install to the proper
torque,
Thanks for your help Joe.
t's an 8 speed cassette. In the 5th position, when pedalling hard, it
shifts to 4th. Unfortunately the pic I took isn't very helpful and shows it
in the 4th position. It doesn't matter how much I try to offset the
derailer medially, it'll either start trying to shift
Ok, let's try this. Shift into the middle of the cassette, which would be 5th
from biggest on a 9-speed. Get it into whatever click seems to correspond with
being able to pedal that gear normally. Now go back to the derailer and see
where the pulleys are lined up. Are they sitting directly under
So. Took it out, tried adjusting the barrel on the derailer - no joy. I did
discover that t is only shifting into the smaller gear though, when it
slips. Maybe it is the shifters. I was hoping to avoid buying new ones,
but...
Sky in new west
On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 1:59:15 PM UTC-8, S
The shifters.
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I think it's in both directions. Hard to tell because it only happens
underload and discombobulates me everytime it happens. Thanks for the
advice, I'll try the adjustment you suggest - certainly easier and cheaper
than replacing bits.
Thanks Joe.
Sky in new west
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