I'm using that $13 derailleur on a couple of bikes that see regular
off-road use (including my Platypus) and it just works. I have some bikes
with fancier RDs but will continue to use it on future builds where it fits.
The symptom of working fine in all but a couple of cogs always makes me
Yes it is a 9. I've wanted to switch to Silver Thumbies so that might just
be the next upgrade. Good point about the derailleur too, that's something
to consider.
On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:11:32 PM UTC-7 Michael Morrissey wrote:
> Hi Vincent,
>
> That Clem is beautiful, but your
Thank you all for the advice!
On Friday, March 15, 2024 at 5:54:40 AM UTC-7 steve...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vincent, Garth's comments regarding cross chaining sure do seem like a
> likely explanation for the accelerated wear on the outer two cogs. Looking
> at your picture of the bike, it appears
Vincent, Garth's comments regarding cross chaining sure do seem like a
likely explanation for the accelerated wear on the outer two cogs. Looking
at your picture of the bike, it appears the cranks are mounted on a fairly
narrow bottom bracket spindle. If the spindle is narrow enough to move
Hi Vincent,
That Clem is beautiful, but your shifting issue sounds frustrating. Are you
running a 9-speed cassette in the back? I had the indexing Sunrace thumbie
on my Rivendell and performance felt just ok. My vintage Suntour thumb
shifters from 1983 were better, and now I have a Riv silver
Sounds like an issue my wife had about a year ago. We tried a lot of random
ideas, like snugging up the cassette lockring (on the theory that the cogs
were loose and wobbling a bit). In the end, a new chain made the shifting
work perfectly again. Good luck.
-Wes
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at
I'd have someone check the derailleur hanger adjustment.
How many miles are you getting on each cassette? How about chains?
Smallest cogs will wear the fastest. If you are riding a lot on the big
ring and the smallest cogs, maybe get a bigger big ring that will put your
usual pedaling in
Thank you guys. The suntour shifters don't bug me so much as I may have
made it out in the initial post. I was just not sure if they were causing
this wear on the rear cassette or not. I only have a double crank and
rarely cross chain. Usually I'm on the largest toothed chainring on the
front
I'm not sure I would agree that they "force indexing". I've used them on my
Clem for awhile now and while its weird it works with no issues. At least I
personally have not had issues and it sounds like Grant has been issue free
with more miles than me.
I do agree that Riv's details do make it
Additionally, if you're riding in the small/inner ring and smallest 2-3
cogs, don't ! Even the middle isn't optimal with a 11t/12t/13t, but
without an outer ring, you have no other option.
Yeah I do remember when those Sunrace came out the confusing description of
them, and it's still clear
Those SunRace shifters force indexing that doesn't line up with all the
cogs. Technically you can trim them to work as a friction shifter but it'll
drive you crazy, you need Silver thumbies.
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 8:40:52 PM UTC-7 Vincent Tamer wrote:
> I have an on going issue with
Vinvent, the Sunrace shifters ratcheting is there only as part of the
tension holding friction mechanism. It was in use well before indexed came
to be in use. That indexed shifters happen to click once per shift change
in unrelated to the ratcheting clicks of the friction variety. I've not
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