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:
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> looseness of the bolt isn't the issue. I thought it was, but I'd
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 sta
A little blue Loctite on the bolt's threads will fix this problem.
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 7:22 PM, pam 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
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.
I too suspect a thicker washer is the solution.
Counterintuitively, sometimes when mechanical things slip, the
solution is to apply a thin layer of oil or grease to every metal-to-
metal interface including both sides of all washers and to all
threads. This enables you to tighten them more.
It wo
Then I would for sure plan on replacing that shifter. Call Riv and see if
they have a right side only. I have a left side only, but that's a mirror
image of what you need.
On Monday, April 23, 2012 12:56:18 PM UTC-7, Lynne Fitz wrote:
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> The first is what is happening. It drops all the way
The first is what is happening. It drops all the way to the smallest
cog, I pull it back, it goes back to the smallest cog, and it finally
decides to stay put. It has had this issue ever since I got the bike,
and I'd tighten down the d-ring and it would stop for awhile, but it
keeps recurring.
O
They slip suddenly and slip a great distance all at once? That would be
very unusual and in my opinion could be a faulty ratcheting mechanism that
may warrant replacing that shifter.
If the shifter creeps gradually and then shifts you one cog, that's the
more normal symptom with a more standar
