Back in the day when everything was friction shifting, you could tell if your frame had more than normal flex in it because the D-rings would need to be snugged down more frequently as the frame tugged at the cables.
As others have said, most friction systems are set-and-forget. You’ll know if the D-rings need to be tightened, and then it takes about two seconds to do that. Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com > On Nov 15, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My experience is they need to be snugged up every now and then. After a while > you'll be able to tell as soon as you nudge the D-ring before a ride that > it's time. > > Joe Bernard > > On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 9:52:44 AM UTC-8 adamc...@gmail.com > <http://gmail.com/> wrote: > D-ring, yes. I'll give it a shot, thanks for the tip. This is my first time > using friction shifting on a bicycle so it's all new to me! > > Does that d-ring / tension tend to need regular attention or does it just > need to be dialed initially and then get on with it and forget about it? > > > On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:22:33 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: > From what you wrote Adam it's a matter of adjusting the tension bolt, which > I'm assuming is a d-ring, yes ? These are adjustable on the fly, you want > just enough tension to hold the gear. It's just something you get a feel for, > not too tight, not too loose. > > On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 9:19:52 AM UTC-5 adamc...@gmail.com <> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am enjoying my brand spanking new Joe Appaloosa built up by Rivendell. Had > it for about 6 weeks or so, I have put maybe 75 miles or so on it, most of > them from the Nutmeg Nor'easter ride a couple of weekends ago, which was a > wonderful 40 mile ride, Joe's maiden voyage I'd say. > > Yesterday I was going for a short 6 mile ride and noticed that rear shifting > was weird. I was able to shift from largest to next largest cog of the > cassette, no problem, but as soon as I'd try to shift to the next largest cog > (3rd from largest), it's as though the shifter took over and would shift all > the way to the smallest cog. I'd then try to shift up one cog, but the > shifter was resistant to light force, the amount of force that would > typically shift up a gear.. If I tried to shift all the way back to the > largest cog this would work. I have a triple up front, I tested out rear > shifting in each of the front positions with the same results each time. > > I searched this group and the internet a bit, and it doesn't seem like ghost > shifting exactly, it's not skipping or shifting a single gear on its own. It > is ghost-like though in that it is shifting from 3rd largest all the way to > the smallest cog on its own. I'm unsure if this is a Silver shifter issue > (tighten the bolt?) or a derailleur issue (adjust some things). > > I plan to call Rivendell this week, but figured I'd tap the collective > knowledge and experience of this group in the meantime. > > Any thoughts or tips? > > Thanks! > > Adam > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dd2e182a-de63-4bcf-9492-f917d05e4470n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dd2e182a-de63-4bcf-9492-f917d05e4470n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/A2D3CF10-08E2-4778-815F-6002C487A3BD%40me.com.
