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07-14-06, 08:18 PM
Fixing up a raleigh twenty that I found on the street (mostly workable, too!) and I've got it up and running but I'm having problems with the shifter. Since I've read about how reliable the hubs are, and how hard they are to fix I'm ignoring that as a source of my problem. In any case, here's the prob:
Third gear works fine, but when I shift it into second its very loose. At the point on the lever where second gear "feels" like it should be, it shifts into second but occaisonally the pedals will just come loose, basically, and not turn the wheel. Pushing it down a bit farther, into what feels like first has it stay in second, but become very reliable. Shifting into first is nearly impossible, but if I hold down the lever real hard I can get it to be there temporarily but it won't stay when I release the lever.
One more detail: When I roll the bike back and forth, the pedals move too. I vaguely remember reading that this was a sign of too tight a chain?
Third gear works fine, but when I shift it into second its very loose. At the point on the lever where second gear "feels" like it should be, it shifts into second but occaisonally the pedals will just come loose, basically, and not turn the wheel. Pushing it down a bit farther, into what feels like first has it stay in second, but become very reliable. Shifting into first is nearly impossible, but if I hold down the lever real hard I can get it to be there temporarily but it won't stay when I release the lever.
One more detail: When I roll the bike back and forth, the pedals move too. I vaguely remember reading that this was a sign of too tight a chain?