Hello,

No matter how many old bikes I refurbish, getting their rear derailluers to shift smoothly going to larger cogs/easier gears is a crap shoot. Some are as smooth as butter and some are a fight on every shift and sound like metal to metal. I am aligning the hanger, lubing all the pivots on the RD and have a cleaned and lubed the chain and cleaned the freewheel. The b limit screw does not seem to solve the problem. And then they drop to the smaller cogs so easily and smoothly!

What might I be missing? Starting this post here and then moving over to Bicycle Mechanics if needed.

Thanks,
Gary