There is a "good" way to set up the Silvers - beeswax on the screw threads -
only put grease on the inner silver washer - not the threads or anything
else - scuff up the plastic washer a bit for some friction. I still feel
that the derailleurs make a BIG difference. The ones I have tried with
low
Whoa... After hearing all of the praise heaped upon the Silvers I thought I
was the only one suffering this problem. Seeing the response here makes me
feel less alone. I've been having severe difficulty shifting the rear of my
AHH since day one (and I've been doing friction, and only friction, f
I had the same problem. After trying two sets of Silver shifters on both
bar ends and down tube mounts. I finally replaced my modernish DuraAce
front (7800) road triple derailleur with an older XT circa 1989ish. Fixed
the slipping problem, and the shifter is smooth and light. Big difference.
M
The Suntour Sprint, which the Silvers copied, came in the box with two
different thicknesses of flat washer that slides onto the boss right BEFORE
you slip the shifter onto the boss. There's a 'standard' thickness one, and
an extra one that is slightly thicker. Some bosses are a hair longer, s
I had this problem with the silver shifter on the downtube, no matter
how much I tightened it.
I finally traced the problem to the fact that the square-hole washer
that sits on the frame was slightly too thick for my shifter boss. I
sanded it down a little bit with a Dremel tool, and that solved t
