I have the same setup on several bikes, and had the same problem. Even after a successful shift, the chain skipped a lot when using the three biggest cogs on the rear cassette. On my bikes that have the 11-34 or 12-34 rear cassette, I have switched over to Shimano indexed bar-end shifters, which have completely solved the problem.
I find that Silver shifters work fine on 12-27 cassettes, but for some reason don't like the larger cassettes. I'd suggest you go with the indexed shimano bar end shifters. On Aug 16, 11:27 am, Juhani Laitela <juhani.lait...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve some difficulties with friction shifting with my Dia Compe bar > end “Silver Shifters”. > > They work fine when I’ve my bike in repair stand and also when riding > on flat or downhill, but when climbing uphill, especially with some > load and on steeper hill, the rear cogs really make noise when > shifting to the biggest cogs (with the smallest chainring). I’m almost > afraid the cogs are going to brake or something. I’ve the problem when > shifting both to bigger and smaller cogs when riding uphill and using > the bigger cogs. > > My rear derailler is Shimano XT low-normal / rapid rise, cassette > Shimano XT 11-34 and chain Shimano XT. Cranks are Sugino XD2 46/36/26. > The chain length is like Sheldon Browns recommends. > > I’ve been trying different strategies on shifting as well as reducing > the pedal pressure. The latter almost to the point of loosing my speed > altogether. > > I’d appreciate any help or guidance with my problem. Maybe I’m just > too new to the shifters (around 500 miles), but I feel like I’m just > not getting it :( > > J -- 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.
