@Richard, I am very happy for you that managed to solve your problem with your SILVER shifter.
Ride on ! Kim Hetzel. On Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 3:46 PM Richard Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I think I fixed it. Brian mentioned the black indexed washer might > be the problem. I think that may be the case - it may not have been indexed > correctly. In addition I was suspicious of the brass cover for that plastic > washer that I got from Riv to take the place of the stock silver item. The > silver one has three little dimples that do something(?) and just fit a > little better. So I took it apart & put it back together & WALA! Back to > low effort shifting & the subtle ratcheting that seemed to be missing. The > “rebound” is much diminished as well. Happy! > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 19, 2026, at 5:51 PM, Richard Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > > So the Silver shifters on my Clem with a lot of miles are shifting > poorly. More specifically the right side mounted inside "Riv" style > operating the rear derailer is hard as hell to move. Not being a rapid rise > it shifts "forward" to a higher gear effortlessly. But, when "pulled" > backwards to shift to an easier gear it takes a LOT of effort & gets more > difficult the higher up the cassette you go. Getting it to the largest cog > is damn near impossible and nearly runs out of travel. In addition, when > pulled back it wants to return forward unless I tighten the d ring to a > point that feels too tight. What might I be doing wrong? > Thanks for any and all help. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1078738f-9d28-4638-ac44-c91f0e0d9d26n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1078738f-9d28-4638-ac44-c91f0e0d9d26n%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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68695438-67D7-44AD-91B4-62530434C480%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68695438-67D7-44AD-91B4-62530434C480%40gmail.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANRt_xm8yg%3DEptK97TNc813hHPTsRf19WCQCS3kK-2ZFGaKkGg%40mail.gmail.com.
