yep, I've been able to get barcons to shift 10 sprockets too. I've also
lost that little domed nut. Fell off on a dark, rainy commute home and I
couldn't find it. I replaced it with a nut from a toe clip which so far
hasn't fallen off.
Cheers,
Johnny
On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 22:22, Patrick Moore
I owned 2 or 3 pairs of the original issue Silvers, and fixed the slipping
with blue Loctite. The bigger problem with the Silvers, in my case, was
breaking the body when the bike fell over.
I prefer the old Suntour barcons and have built up a small stash. I can
shift 10 cogs with my right on on
Thanks everyone. I'm in Europe so those Simplex Retrofriction come up every
so often on places other than ebay. I'll have a look out for them.
Cheers,
Johnny
On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 04:13, Graham Spencer wrote:
> I had the same issue with mine a decade ago. Never cared for them. My
> solution
Hi Johnny,
No solutions to suggest, but I had the same irritating issue with a rear
Riv silver shifter running 9 spd shimano mtn rear derailleurs. For me
tightening the thumb screw that held the shifter did help somewhat, but
only temporarily. I was going to try some loctite, but passed the bike
Thanks, the beeswax is an interesting idea. I'll give that a try. (BTW, any
idea if beeswax is a good substitute for anti-seize? I have had a tube of
Shimano anti-seize that's lasted
me about 6 years but it's starting to run out).
I'll also see if any of my other shifters have metal washers. I
It can't hurt to grab the new harder plastic washers Riv sells for these
but yeah, there's some play in them that never goes away. The washers may
solve the 'slipping in gear' part though, that's what matters in my
opinion.
On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 12:57:05 PM UTC-8 john...@gmail.com
I didn't swap the levers from one side to the other. There's no reason not
to try it I suppose, just never got round to it.
In any case, both levers, left and right, seem to have a lot of lateral
play in them. Like about a mm or more at the pod where the lever bolts on.
I have tightened the D
OK, it came from a shop, not from Rivendell, but we're assuming that it is
stuff that's supposed to work together. That's good
There is no particular Left vs Right. Either one can serve either role.
It's just a matter of whether you want the D-rings on the outside or the
inside. Since
I have a complete set. It's the right hand shifter that's causing the
problem. 9 speed. I have a double chainring on the front with a granny gear
and a 36t big ring. This is setup to avoid shifting the front derailleur
too often, so I don't use the left hand shifter enough to say if it's got a
