Originally Posted by
Slaninar
I'm happy with Acera, no problems. Alivio should shift VERY nice. If you need "better shifting", perhaps all you need is clean, re adjust and perhaps new chain and cassette.
This grasshopper has much to learn...
So I spent about three hours on Saturday.
1) tightened and adjusted the cables at the front and back
2) went through the limit screws carefully
3) went through each gear with the front and the rear deraulliers
So at the end of the day, it still need a new cassette and chain, but a few hundred miles away. I re-learned the same lesson I did at 18 with my '67 Firebird. Stop, think, and fix before you replace.
Thank you for all of the suggestions and advice!