Out on Saturday I noticed the rear shifting getting a bit iffy, not changing up smartly, and not always changing down two cogs when double clicked. Only intermittent so decided to clean and lubricate it all and readjust. Did all that then whilst out yesterday shifting deteriorated to the extent I was never sure which gear I should be in, as I was having to click twice and back once to be sure of a prompt change. I knew this was bad, really bad, and could be any number of things from lever to cable inner or outer to derailleur.
I spent yesterday evening taking out the cable, which turned out to have a broken strand about an inch from the noodle at the lever. Put a new one in that I had spare, having taken the opportunity to clean out and regrease the lever as much as possible without actually taking it apart. Then cleaned out the cable outers as much as possible with WD40-a-like, cleaned and regreased the BB guide and reassembled.
A bit better, but still not right, single clicks mostly OK, but double clicks not pulling nearly enough cable without outside encouragement. GRRR, must be the handlebar outer crimped by mounting a light clamp over it. So ordered new cable and outer set, and new handlebar tape to change that out.
Home from work today thought I'd just fettle it a bit more, released the cable and put a tell tale on it. With tension provided by pulling on it, the cable moved correctly after the BB guide, which meant last night's conclusion (and expense) may well be wrong.
Remembered the old frame downstairs still has cable outers on it, so went and got the derailleur one. Then using the old cable to test resistance, the old outer seemed better than the one from downstairs, but I then noticed some damage to the plastic ferrule that fits the chainstay stop. Replaced that, connected it all up again, and it was like the clouds parted and a personal sun shone down and a wave of beautific joy swept over me as I adjusted the gears and realised the resistance in the lever was gone and the gears were acting like they should!
And I now have spare cables and handlebar tape I don't need yet.
My girlfriend thinks I'm completely mad though.
I spent yesterday evening taking out the cable, which turned out to have a broken strand about an inch from the noodle at the lever. Put a new one in that I had spare, having taken the opportunity to clean out and regrease the lever as much as possible without actually taking it apart. Then cleaned out the cable outers as much as possible with WD40-a-like, cleaned and regreased the BB guide and reassembled.
A bit better, but still not right, single clicks mostly OK, but double clicks not pulling nearly enough cable without outside encouragement. GRRR, must be the handlebar outer crimped by mounting a light clamp over it. So ordered new cable and outer set, and new handlebar tape to change that out.
Home from work today thought I'd just fettle it a bit more, released the cable and put a tell tale on it. With tension provided by pulling on it, the cable moved correctly after the BB guide, which meant last night's conclusion (and expense) may well be wrong.
Remembered the old frame downstairs still has cable outers on it, so went and got the derailleur one. Then using the old cable to test resistance, the old outer seemed better than the one from downstairs, but I then noticed some damage to the plastic ferrule that fits the chainstay stop. Replaced that, connected it all up again, and it was like the clouds parted and a personal sun shone down and a wave of beautific joy swept over me as I adjusted the gears and realised the resistance in the lever was gone and the gears were acting like they should!
And I now have spare cables and handlebar tape I don't need yet.
My girlfriend thinks I'm completely mad though.
I may not have them in the right order but as I recall there was Cain (who wasn't Abel), Moses (who took the tablets), Samson (who brought the house down), Solomon (who sat for forty years) and Balaam, who couldn't move his ass.
