Old 08-13-15, 10:43 AM
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MikeyUK
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Originally Posted by ColinL
It's worth a shot, but by the looks of the rear shift housing, there could be problems. the first pic makes the rear housing look ok, but then in the last shot it does look like the loop before the rear derailleur is a bit short. The bends up front aren't ideal and might be improved by pushing some housing through the frame, shortening the section up front and increasing the size of the rear loop.

One thing I would be curious about on your internal cable routing is if it's an open lower tube or if there are internal connectors between the left inlet and rear exit, and right inlet and front exit. If it's an open lower tube you could get all new housing and cables, then re-route the rear shift housing to enter the left side inlet. This would be a much smoother angle for both front and rear shifting.

I also noticed that the hydraulic hose into the rear brake is pretty awful. Usually you can loosen that banjo bolt and turn the housing forward so that it isn't making that >90 degree turn. Don't loosen it too much or you will lose fluid; just enough to rotate it forward.
So i've just been out and had a quick look.....

adjusting the cable tension, like i thought before, does nothing to improve the situation. I did however notice that in the little chainring, the issue is much less prominent and doesn't happen as often. I also noticed that (when in the big ring) if i shifted down and got no movement, then shifted back up, then back down etc it would stay in the same sprocket and there was no cable movement at the derraliur. Is there likely to be a cable issue nearer the shifter? I cant see anything obvious.....
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