Questions tagged [shifter]
Questions about shifting between gears or the shifters themselves.
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Alternative to 5-speed twist shifter for Shimano Nexus 5-speed IGH?
I'm going to buy a SG-C7000-5D / SG-C7050-5D and don't want to use the twist shifter. Unfortunately there aren't many 5-speed flat bar shifters around theses days. I've searched for alfine shifters, ...
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Can't find a "friction screw" for a friction shifting system
I recently broke one of the two speed levers ajuster (friction screw) that adjust the pressure between the levers and the cable. It's made in plastic as shown in the picture below. I would like to ...
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Jammed pawl on 8-speed shimano shifter
I'm doing up a bike that seems to have been sitting in a shed for the last 25 years.
It has a Shimano 105SC groupset (93-99) with 8-speed st-1055 STI shifters.
As seems to be the norm for these ...
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Shimano STX rear shifter, broken spring
I have to repair a Shimano STX shifter 7 speed (from a Raleigh MT200 bike from 1995). It has a broken spring, and I am almost sure that is the only thing to be repaired.
It is similar to that ...
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pedals only move bike at highest gear
Recently my bike will only move if I’m in the highest gear. I can pedal at lower gears but it will not move my bike forward at any reasonable speed and when I get up to even a very low speed the ...
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Shimano gears not shifting (rear derailleur not moving)
My gears were slipping on a ride out, then they stopped shifting altogether. It’s on the lowest speed and won’t go up.
I had the issue a couple of months ago, and the mechanic said something about a ...
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Left shifter is not catching/gets stuck when there is cable tension
I need help with my left shifter. When I have the cable attached to the derailleur and have even the slightest tension applied, the shifter won't shift to the largest cog (I have double front ...
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Normal MTB trigger shifters and hydraulic brake levers on a bullhorn handlebar
Was wondering if mounting Altus shifters and hydraulic brake levers on the vertical sides of a bullhorn handlebar would work or would be possible? I tried holding one of my grips on my flat bar while ...
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Is my right DI2 shifter bad? It will shift "up" but not "down"
The left shifter and front derailleur work fine. The right shifter works fine if I shift to a smaller gear; the bike does not respond if I shift to a bigger gear. I plugged into my PC and from there ...
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Shifter only clicks in one direction
My bike shifters on both the front and rear derailleurs suddenly stopped wanting to shift down. They both shift up no problem and the cable looks fine but when I try to shift down on either of them ...
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very hard to shift gears when clutch is activated
I have a fairly old Shimano RD-M8000 with which it becomes increasingly hard to shift gears when the clutch is activated. Particularly the mid-range gears are hard to shift into, the very low and very ...
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Shifting Lever Unit replacement/interchangeability on Shimano 8 speed XT/XTR shifters
Are the levers/internals interchangeable? Meaning will they all fit the same housing or can I swap one for the other if needed? Will any 8s XT/XTR shimano 8 speed shifter lever fit any other 8s XT/...
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If the parts inside a friction shifter are rusty, should I replace them?
I recently got a bike from my neighbor, and it has shifting problems. It won't shift out of the lowest gear on the rear cassette. The shifters don't do anything. I can pull the cable by hand, and it'...
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Cassette noise in gears 1,2 and 3 on newer bike
I was out riding when I broke my chain (too high of a gear and too steep of a gradient). Got chain replaced and now my cassette gear 1 (easiest gear) takes more power to pedal than gear 2 and when I ...
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Front dérailleur does not shift into largest chainring
I have a Shimano ST-EF60-8R shifter with a Shimano FD3303 front derailleur - it does not go into 3rd gear which is the largest; it feels like the wire is going to pop. I just bought the bike, a Trek ...
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