7 speed shifter problem

[Headgardener]

Hi all. A few weeks a go I installed new combined shifers and brake levers to my hybrid and I was wondering if I have installed the rear shifter wrongly or something as the shifter reads in reverse ie; bottom gear is 7 and top gear is 1 which is a bit disconcerting. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreactiated. HG.

Edit. Would this mean I need a new rear mech.

 

[TheDoctor]

Pound to a penny you've got a reverse-action rear mech, or you used to have and now you haven't!

 

[02GF74]

what make is the shifter? never come across one that works in reverse. usually the bigger lever you push which pulls on the cable; you can shift up to oir 3 gears at a time - the smaller button you press and it releases cable according to a ratchet i.e. one gear at a time.

what make/modle is the rear? all but shimano XTR. whcih are available in reverse action - work as the cable is pulled, it moves up to put the chain on a bigger sprocket.

the reverse shifting is supposed to be more reliable - I;ve never used it but as I have >1 bike, I couldn;t deal with the reverse action.

 

[Headgardener]

Thanks for the replies. 02GF74 the shifter is a Shimano Acera 7 speed and the mech just says Shimano SIS (I think, I will look tommorow and confirm).

 

[garrilla]

When you say 'bottom' do you mean smallest cog on the cassette? If so, then 7 is correct.

 

[Headgardener]

No Garrilla other way round what should be 1st gear is labeled 7 and pushing the thumb lever under the handlebar moves it down to 1 but the gears change in the correct order from large to small sprockets. I will try and get some photos posted at the weekend which might help explain things.

 

[Mr Pig]

Does it matter? Just saying...