There is a "good" way to set up the Silvers - beeswax on the screw threads - only put grease on the inner silver washer - not the threads or anything else - scuff up the plastic washer a bit for some friction. I still feel that the derailleurs make a BIG difference. The ones I have tried with lower spring tension seem to work really well with friction shifters. My newer model "road" derailleurs have never worked too well.
YMMV Brian On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Whoa... After hearing all of the praise heaped upon the Silvers > I thought I was the only one suffering this problem. Seeing the response > here makes me feel less alone. I've been having severe difficulty shifting > the rear of my AHH since day one (and I've been doing friction, and only > friction, for years)... I was going to stop in at Riv to ask them to look at > the shifter (since I've basically swapped every other part with my other > bikes trying to find the source of my problem), but they were closed the > Saturday that I was in the area for the Labor day holiday. I'm even more > convinced now that I just ended up with a bad shifter. :-( > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:05 PM, mho <mho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have the downtube Silver shifter. The shifter that controls the >> front derailleur slips ever so slightly every 3 minutes or so. I >> don't get ghost shifts, but I do get annoying chain rub on the front >> derailleur cage. >> Trimming it every 3 minutes is annoying. Any tips on preventing the >> slip? >> >> -- >> 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. >> 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-bunch@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. > -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
