Shimano Light Action Index shifter help, please.
05-10-09, 10:28 AM
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Shimano Light Action Index shifter help, please.
What is the smaller lever to the left, on the RD shift lever used for, some type of adjustment? How is it used?
Thanks,
Uni
Thanks,
Uni
05-10-09, 01:48 PM
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Here is a picture of the shifter and the smaller lever. In the picture the smaller lever in question is on the right, as if viewing the bike from front to rear.
What is it used for?
Thanks Again,
Uni
05-10-09, 02:35 PM
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It converts your shift lever from index shifting to friction shifting.
In the early days of index shifting we used to worry about the shifter adjustment going out of whack during a ride. We thought that we needed to be able to shift into friction on the fly to finish a ride. In my case at least, that was a needless worry.
In the early days of index shifting we used to worry about the shifter adjustment going out of whack during a ride. We thought that we needed to be able to shift into friction on the fly to finish a ride. In my case at least, that was a needless worry.
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It converts your shift lever from index shifting to friction shifting.
In the early days of index shifting we used to worry about the shifter adjustment going out of whack during a ride. We thought that we needed to be able to shift into friction on the fly to finish a ride. In my case at least, that was a needless worry.
In the early days of index shifting we used to worry about the shifter adjustment going out of whack during a ride. We thought that we needed to be able to shift into friction on the fly to finish a ride. In my case at least, that was a needless worry.
Uni
05-13-09, 04:20 PM
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The indexing still worked but I have been running 8 speed on this bike for many years now. These things never wear out.
