Re: [RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY
Possible good news- silver shifters will go on those same thumb mounts on your Clementine, no need to do any grip/handlebar messiness. An easy swap for what you know and love. -Kai -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubsc

Re: [RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread Drw
I don’t know those shifters well enough, but I’d be inclined to go with shifters that are meant for their job, and as I recall those weren’t. The front derailler (or at least most) should be in the little ring position naturally. Meaning you have to pull the cable to get it to leave that positi

Re: [RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread Joe Bernard
Ya know, all that esplainy stuff I did last night makes no sense in light of the fact you've been riding the Betz for years with no shifting issues. What was I thinking?? Yes, Silver bar-ends are miles better than those ridiculous SunRace thumbies. I'm thinking there's something wrong with the

Re: [RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread Leah Peterson
The refusal to shift in front is so touchy that I have to be on pancake-flat ground. Any threat of incline is a deal-breaker. I’ve been riding 6 years on these same paths on my friction-shifting Betty Foy and rarely have an issue. I don’t think it should be this touchy. I caught on pretty quick

Re: [RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread esoterica etc
Oops, I just realized that I was making a joking reference to a recent thread that was on a DIFFERENT google group (iBOB). Boy, do I have egg on my face now. Carry on, carry on.. > On Aug 13, 2019, at 09:31, esoterica etc wrote: > > > Joe, I think a paude is what you do when you finally

Re: [RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread esoterica etc
Joe, I think a paude is what you do when you finally come to the realization of what FFS means. ~Mark > On Aug 13, 2019, at 03:31, Joe Bernard wrote: > > *almost a pause. I have no idea what a paude is. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-13 Thread Joe Bernard
*almost a pause. I have no idea what a paude is. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

[RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-12 Thread Joe Bernard
The finicky stuff was the rear cuz those clicks did in fact act kinda indexy and would sometimes leave you stuck slightly between gears. Which won't make a lick of sense to you if you've always used friction, so we can yak later on the PM about all that madness. The front shouldn't be happenin

[RBW] Shifting issues on 1st Gen Clementine

2019-08-12 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
I remember that there was talk about the shifters of the early Clems, and now I have a first gen Clementine and the shifting is giving me some issues. I took my bike to the mechanic for a tune-up and told him the front cog was reluctant to shift. He said the cable was a bit loose but he’d addres