Hi
I'm new to SRAM and am just setting up my road bike with SRAM Rival. However, it takes a lot of force to move the shift lever to get 19/21/23 sprockets.
Any suggestions
Thanks for any help
Im no expert on those, but does the shifter have a adjustment screw that may have been tighten too much?
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!
(01-20-2010, 09:12 AM)Turborider Wrote: Hi
I'm new to SRAM and am just setting up my road bike with SRAM Rival. However, it takes a lot of force to move the shift lever to get 19/21/23 sprockets.
Any suggestions
Thanks for any help
What kind of shifter do you have can you post a pic of it?
My dad always told me a Sledge a matic can fix any thing.
Hi
Thanks for the suggestions
The shifters are SRAM Rival as well and don't appear to have any adjustments
Ok since they are newer I am sure you have this manual..
http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/roadshifters_IBS_ForceRival__12_06.pdf
Are you talking about the front derailler? If so..
As I was reading the only thing I came across was this little excerpt, " The left hand shifter offers a trim function for the front derailleur to
allow the chain running smoothly on the small chainring in extreme
positions. (Shift position 1 and 2 is for the small chainring. Shift position
3 is for the large chainring.) " Also make sure the front derailler is properly aligned watch Alex's Video on front derailler adjustment
http://bikeride.com/adjust-front-derailer/ .
If you are talking about the rear "sprockets"/ derailler then..
Here is the manual for the rear Derailler that I assume is SRAM Rival as well...
http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/roadrearderailleurs_ForceRival__1_06.pdf
there is a part in there about index shifting that should be the problem.
Hope this helps,
Bill
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!
They weren't new, I purchased secondhand - so thanks for the manuals. I have noticed that the rear mech doesn't have the original jockey wheels and the upper one does have quite a bit of play in it - does this usually affect shifting?
It very well could I would write (email) SRAM and find out.
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!