The stop thingy is only used when that shifter is mounted on the downtube. You were right to re-use the round one without the stop thingy on your bar-con pod.
On Monday, April 30, 2012 9:54:57 AM UTC-7, Lynne Fitz wrote: > > looseness of the bolt isn't the issue. I thought it was, but I'd > really reef it down, and a few miles later, the shifter would just > lose it. This has been an intermittent problem since I originally > took delivery of the bike in July 2010. > > In any case, the original vendor was Velo Orange, so I started there. > I sent them an email, and they sent me a replacement right shifter! > Next weekend should be a long ride on that bike, so I'll get to verify > the fix. > > Still trying to figure out why the washer between the pod and the > shifter has that stop thingy. The original washer was just round, and > I re-used it. > > Cheers, > Lynne F > > On Apr 30, 6:24 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A little blue Loctite on the bolt's threads will fix this problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 7:22 PM, pam <pamelamurra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This happens occasionally on mine too. I just tighten it and it's > > > fine. I thought that's the way they work. I'll be taking it in for a > > > tuneup and have them looked at. It only happens once every few months > > > and I just tighten a slight bit. I thought they just worked > > > themselves loose over time. Tell me if they are defective. > > > > > On Apr 23, 1:27 pm, Lynne Fitz <fitzb...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > I have the Silver shifters (bar end) on my bike. They, not to put > to > > > > fine a point on it - slip. All of a sudden I'll be on the smallest > > > > cog, usually when I don't want to be there. I did just replace the > > > > washers, and reefed them down tightly. They still slip. It is very > > > > strange - they'll slip, then they'll stay where I put them for a > good > > > > long while, then they'll slip again. If I pull the rear shifter all > > > > the way up (largest cog), it will usually re-engage. For awhile, > > > > anyway. > > > > > > I am wondering if it really is the shifters, or some other part in > the > > > > system (cable, rear der). The bike is going in to the shop, but if > > > > there is any wisdom out there, I'd very much like to hear it. > > > > > > Thanks much! > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > -- > > > > ------------------------- > > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp:// > resumespecialties.com/index.html > > ------------------------- > > > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > > Blazing high above your head; > > But in you is the Presence that will be > > When all the stars are dead. > > > > Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/WLS4pbYtsWgJ. 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.
