Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Happy to hear it's coming together. As you've no doubt figured out (or already knew) the secret is to think faster than you work.
Use the clues the bike offers to list and rank possibilities and form a theory before jumping in.
It seems part of the issue was being ill served by sloppy professional(?) shop mechanics, and hopefully you won't need their help going forward.
Thanks! I did a lot of thinking before working, that's for sure. Like chess. Yes, bad pro mechs are totally to blame for this. And I won't be using their services much longer, for sure. I jumped a big hurdle today, installing the cable and not being afraid to mess up my "baby". It's already not working right, get my buns in there and fix it, since 3 different shops couldn't do it. Not to mention the money I spent, I totally didn't need a new cassette or a freehub. Chain, yes, mine was 7 years old lol. Not salty about the cassette, honestly, I don't mind having the newest Ultegra version of it. I'm going to spend the money on the right tools for basic maintenance, and do it myself from now on. You got a list of the basics I'd need?
Originally Posted by
SoSmellyAir
Do you mean that -- instead of keeping both derailleur cables more or less parallel within the down tube of the frame -- the bike shop somehow crossed (or worse, tangled) them so that they were rubbing against each other!?
Yup, that is what I mean. I think it's possible, maybe not likely. I do know this. I took the old cable and put it alongside the bike, like measuring it out and finding out approximately where the most wear was happening. It was at the bottom bracket, where that donut was missing. From there to the RD, it was getting messed up. Glad I realized that piece was missing.