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Randall Schulz
Guest
Hi,
I have a year-old bike with Campy 10-speed Centaur shifter and derailleur
that has developed shifting problems. At first the symptoms--sloppy
shifting and a noisy derailleur--made me think the cable was fraying, but
when I looked under the cover of the shifter I found the cable was
completely intact. So then I thought perhaps the derailleur just needed
adjustment, but I found that I could not get an adjustment that allowed
smooth, reliable shifting both up and down. At the same time I noticed
that the rather stiff and distinct feeling that the shifter used to have
had become much mushier. Shifting is actually a lot quieter than it was
before, but in this case I don't think that's a good thing. It kind of
seems that the shifter has developed some play.
The bike has about 7000 miles one it (it's been a slow year, cycling
wise).
Can anybody shed some light on this? Is it a matter of adjustment or is it
likely that some parts are worn and require replacement? (And by the way,
are there any adjustments in the shifter, or only the derailleur?) Is
this sort of problem to be expected at this point in my bike's life?
Thanks
Randy Schulz
I have a year-old bike with Campy 10-speed Centaur shifter and derailleur
that has developed shifting problems. At first the symptoms--sloppy
shifting and a noisy derailleur--made me think the cable was fraying, but
when I looked under the cover of the shifter I found the cable was
completely intact. So then I thought perhaps the derailleur just needed
adjustment, but I found that I could not get an adjustment that allowed
smooth, reliable shifting both up and down. At the same time I noticed
that the rather stiff and distinct feeling that the shifter used to have
had become much mushier. Shifting is actually a lot quieter than it was
before, but in this case I don't think that's a good thing. It kind of
seems that the shifter has developed some play.
The bike has about 7000 miles one it (it's been a slow year, cycling
wise).
Can anybody shed some light on this? Is it a matter of adjustment or is it
likely that some parts are worn and require replacement? (And by the way,
are there any adjustments in the shifter, or only the derailleur?) Is
this sort of problem to be expected at this point in my bike's life?
Thanks
Randy Schulz