Late to the party. My new bike has a 105 long-cage on back, Silver friction shifters, and an 11-30 8 speed cassette (46-30 rings up front). Shifting is perfecto in all gears.
On Jul 7, 7:45 pm, Zack <zack...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am currently trying to eliminate a truly annoying chain slip on my > new-to-me 62 Hunq, and it occurred to me that I am using a new-to-me > derailer, and that could be causing the problem. > > Should it cause me a problem? > > I have the sugino triple crank, and the standard riv 8 speed cassette 11-32. > > The derailer is a Shimano 105. I checked the range of the derailer when I > set it up, it flexes out to the biggest ring on the cassette and is lined > up to the smallest. Derailer hanger is not bent, also checked. Greased > underneath the bottom bracket where the cables go through the cable guide. > Silver shifters are beeswaxed and tightened. No apparent sticky link (i > checked by paying close attention to the chain running through the RD, > nothing was jumpy/weird). > > Slipping occurs under load, probably either in the middle or small > chainring, happens when I stand up and try and crank (i am about 230 lbs). > > Help appreciated. -- 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.
