MTB rear derailleur shifting problem - Page 2

08-08-2004, 08:45 AM

Thanks, Mike.

> From: Mike Schwab <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
> Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 22:56:46 -0500
> Subject: Re: MTB rear derailleur shifting problem
>
> The stops within the grip shift are worn out. I did three of them
> (Right, Left, Right) on a HUFFY KMART Powerline 21. The first
> replacements pair cost 10 for one or 15 for pair and 5 shipping. For
> the second replacement went to LBS and cheapest was 25 for one. Both
> from same manufacturer, SRAM.
>
> "J.M. Rudder" wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a mountain bike which shifts gear smoothly, but the rear derailleur
>> drops the chain back down to the small cog from all other cogs unless I keep
>> the shifter in place with my thumb, an obvious inconvenience. I can remove
>> it from its handlebar mount, but the mechanism itself appears to be
>> contained, un-dismantlable.
>>
>> Josh
>> Ithaca, NY