>From Riv site concerning the Silver shifters: >FLASH! SRAM's 9sp mountain rear derailers don't seem to work with this shifter. The movement of >the derailer changes dramatically from the 8th to the 9th position. Why'd they do that? Anyway--just <don't use these with that derailer. OK, now back to the description: Maybe there is an issue with the cassettes as well???
C On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:03 AM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yup, its a 9 speed chain. I used it briefly, perhaps a couple of > hundred miles on the shimano cassette before installing the SRAM, it > worked fine. > > On Jun 28, 10:00 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > Are you sure you have the correct chain? Sounds like it may be too wide, > which could cause it to engage the ramps on the cogs too soon and shift > early. > > > > —Eric N > > > > On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:55 AM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > After five years my Rambouillet is getting a makeover. First change > > > was swapping out the Sugino triple for the White double with 44/30 > > > rings and switching to an 11-28 SRAM cassette. I have always had > > > great shifting with the silver shifters and ultegra cassettes. With > > > the Shimano I often shift across multiple cogs and will almost always > > > have the chain land exactly where I want it. With the SRAM I am > > > constantly searching for the sweet spot and sometimes I can't find it > > > at all. At first I assumed it was me, and that the cassette merely > > > shifted differently and I would get the feel of it. But I have found > > > that even in the shop, especially in the middle of the cassette, I > > > have a very hard time trimming the rear derailleur. The chain moves > > > early, and if I stop shifting there it will jump back. But it is > > > still easy to overshift. > > > > > I have checked the rear derailleur, a Centaur medium cage, and don't > > > see any problem with it. The chain is a nearly new Connex which shows > > > only .25 on my Park chain tool. The D ring on the shifter was very > > > tight and I have tried loosening it to give me more control. On the > > > repair stand, even when I don't get any noise I can still feel a > > > slight notchyness in the setup. I removed the chain to make certain > > > that the BB wasn't causing that. > > > > > Does anyone else have any experience with this setup? > > > > > Michael > > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > 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 toFLASH! SRAM's 9sp mountain rear > derailers don't seem to work with this shifter. The movement of the derailer > changes dramatically from the 8th to the 9th position. Why'd they do that? > Anyway--just don't use these with that derailer. OK, now back to the > description: > rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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.
