Low gear 7 speed trouble
06-10-16, 08:46 AM
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Low gear 7 speed trouble
I'm a new rider and having trouble getting into low gear. I've watched many videos and read articles. Just can't get it into 1st gear. Shimano, tried taking up slack on the cable. I can manually get it into low. With cable unattached the clicks are in the shifter, but when I attach the cable to the Shimano it's not there. Too tight?
Last edited by striker65; 06-10-16 at 11:14 AM.
06-10-16, 09:02 AM
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Probably too loose. Which MODEL of Shimano?
Low gear is 1 and easy to pedal.
High gear is 7 and not.
Low gear is 1 and easy to pedal.
High gear is 7 and not.
06-10-16, 09:47 AM
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Have you adjusted your limit screws?
06-10-16, 09:59 AM
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Yes, set limit screws, I can manually get it in 1st but not when cable is attached.
06-10-16, 10:25 AM
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With everything connected, do you have exposed cable that you can pull on.
Does it shift to low gear when pulling the cable by hand and pedalling?
So with the shifter, you get from high to low, one click per sprocket. Does the shifter seem to have another click left?
Hmmm....
Make sure you are in high gear before attaching the cable?
Does it shift to low gear when pulling the cable by hand and pedalling?
So with the shifter, you get from high to low, one click per sprocket. Does the shifter seem to have another click left?
Hmmm....
Make sure you are in high gear before attaching the cable?
06-10-16, 10:34 AM
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Index shifting is always such that the clicks in the lever on the handle bar.
Only Rohloff Hubs do all the gear sequencing changes in the Hub itself.
Only Rohloff Hubs do all the gear sequencing changes in the Hub itself.
06-10-16, 11:15 AM
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06-10-16, 11:17 AM
#10
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Screw in barrel adjuster all the way and then back out 1/2 turn.
Pull slack out of cable and attach.
Ride.
Adjust barrel adjuster to get best shifting. 1/4 turn max at a time.
06-10-16, 11:18 AM
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06-10-16, 11:25 AM
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Follow post 10's suggestion, the shifter and the position of the RD have to match before attaching the cable. For example, the RD at '7th' and the shifter at '6th' won't allow for the downshift from 2nd to 1st because there are no more indexing positions available.
Brad
Brad
06-11-16, 12:17 PM
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Finally got it, after all my adjusting did not have the low limit screw adjusted correctly. Live and learn, feeling good. Thanks for all that commented.
