I have the new version 2 Silvers on my Atlantis. The right one works fine
but the left one seems overly fussy. I'm wondering if the FD has more
resistance or a stronger spring than the RD? Naturally, I've checked out
all the usual suspects & everything is good. Installed new cables with the
Shoulda updated y'all!!
*> And I had incorrectly run the cable at the pinch bolt. I had been going
under the tab, I needed to go over top the tab (consulted installation
manual and some forums). This changed the leverage a bit to my advantage*
Yes, I actually did the *sme *thing. Once I ru
Installed Silver (v1) shifters on Shimano pods last night/this morning. I
had a problem very similar to what Nikko described above. The lever for the
rear derailleur worked like a dream. But the one operating the front mech
was difficult to use.
Surly LHT, Albatross bars, Shimano pods. Front d
Nikko – I'm having the same problem with a set of Silvers I installed
today. Anything improve your shifting?
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:32:24 PM UTC-4 Nikko in Oakland wrote:
> Hey Sam,
>
> I just got some brand new Silver Shifters (v1) today that I put on with
> some VO thumbies. I'm h
I second the N+1 for the cassette cog count to the chain. I have a Shimano
9 speed cassette and a 10 speed SRAM chain ( PC-1031), work very well
together with my Suntour down tube shifters. RD shifter stays put, but the
FD shifter comes loose with frequent shifting. I just keep tightening the D
BTW, the finicky chain tracking is not necessarily related to slipping
shifters; I've had it happen with shifters that never slipped. But for
slipping, to repeat it again, loudly: blue Loctite fixed my Silvers as it
did the old Campy Record DT shifters that are notorious for loosening, and
that I u
Again, blue Loctite solved the slipping problem with my first gen Silver
BES.
On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 7:50 AM lambbo wrote:
> Nikko, I've had the same problem with my Silver 2 Shifters...very handsome
> but (besides immediate rusting on the bolts) they just don't really work -
> I have to tighten
I've experienced finicky chain tracking myself on the middle cogs, but I've
found one can replace the troublesome cogs with others of the same size
that aren't as finicky. Even better, my most recent cassette, built out of
real Miche 10-speed cogs (instead of 7, 8, and 9 speed leftovers from my
cog
Nikko, I've had the same problem with my Silver 2 Shifters...very handsome
but (besides immediate rusting on the bolts) they just don't really work -
I have to tighten them so much that they're hard to shift, and then they
slip back again a few shifts later. I don't have this problem with my ol
Note that if you use brake housing or non-index shifter cable housing for
your shifter cable housing, it can cause derailleur movement under load and
when turning if your shifters are bar or stem mounted. This was not of
concern back when freewheels had five (yes I am old) or six widely spaced
FWIW, I've noticed on my 9sp 12-36 cassette the middle cogs in
particular have to spot-on with the chain in order to hold the gear.
Contrast that to my Sachs 7sp FW that offers a whole lotta leeway in that
regard. The cassette cogs are so contoured/shaped to facilitate ease of
shifts with
It sounds like it may be worthwhile for you to have a good mechanic inspect
your setup. Diagnosis shouldn't take long for a good mechanic.
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA
On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10:06:11 AM UTC-7 Sam Perez wrote:
> Interesting perhaps it's also somthing else in the driv
Interesting perhaps it's also somthing else in the drivetrain. Like the
cassette? I have had the bike for 8 years but this one was seldom used.
Let's see if the locktight not only helps with lever slip but with the
pedals free spinning for a quarter revolution at random times, as a
possible slip sy
Sam: FWIW, I used my Silvers, original version, with an old 8-speed-era XT
rd as well as several others; I didin't notice that slippage was worse with
the XT than with the Dura Ace or Microshift or LX reverse pull, but at any
rate, blue Loctite kept the lever firm with all these derailleurs.
(And,
I'm begining to think the xt rear derailleur has a big part in it. It's a
thick steel mt bike frame I'm sure flex has a minor part bc I tried to
slowly crank up a hill without leveraging the bars as to not flex the bike,
and the silver shifter slipped to the next gear. After a few shifts it only
Hey Sam,
I just got some brand new Silver Shifters (v1) today that I put on with
some VO thumbies. I'm having a similar-ish problem and wondering if you're
experiencing the same, but more along the lines of the problem J L
mentioned (spring return) .
My problem is that the shifting for the front
Note that the levers would loosen and slip even when the plastic tension
washers were whole. Blue Loctite solved the slipping problem but not the
washer breakage (or shifter body breakage) problem.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 5:30 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> I applied blue Loctite to the tension bolts,
I applied blue Loctite to the tension bolts, and this worked. But the need
to do this, and my experience of breaking 2 right-side Silver shifter
bodies when my bikes fell over, took me back to the old Suntour Bar Cons --
where I have to use blue Loctite anyway to ensure that the shiny and very
hard
Some derailers have a stronger return spring than others. I would put it
further down the list, though.
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Maybe add a little blue loctite or beeswax to the bolts.
Clayton Scott
HBG, CA
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 2:09:27 PM UTC-7, Sam Perez wrote:
>
> It's the original silver shifters , they were in storage and not used
> untill now. The washers seem okay but I'll look into the new ones .
>
> On
It's the original silver shifters , they were in storage and not used
untill now. The washers seem okay but I'll look into the new ones .
On Tue, Oct 6, 2020, 8:56 AM Jay Lonner wrote:
> Are these OG Silvers or Silver Mk II? I several sets of the originals (and
> the the Suntour Sprints they wer
Are these OG Silvers or Silver Mk II? I several sets of the originals (and the
the Suntour Sprints they were based on) and the weak point in the system is the
little plastic washer that sits right under the bolt. If that’s cracked or
missing you won’t be able to snug things down enough. Luckily
hi guys, how do you keep your silver shifters form slipping under load, i
tighten the retention bolt but when i play with it it slowly loosens with
multiple shifts, i do lots of hills and need confidence that i wont ghost
shift under load.
thanks
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