Hey Jeff - thanks for the reply but I'm ... confused. How does being able to shift to larger gears 4 at a time with one thumb stroke relate to that gummed up grease? That's where I am pulling the cable not letting the spring snap the cable back.
I'm thinking there might be something to the drop from the largest chain ring to the smallest so we'll see if spraying some 3m superlube in there cleans and releases the dogs. (agreed, no WD40 for this particular application) I really washed the bejeebers out of it last fall cause ya, never seen grease gum up the works like that. Ugh.
Do I really have to clean the puddle off the floor?
Hey - anyone have a manual or something for these things?
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Last edited by RoadTire; 03-16-14 at 09:21 PM.