SRAM red front shifting problems, ready to chuck it and got back to shimano, help!?!?
08-23-11 | 11:59 AM
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Mine wasn't really a rub issue, it was more that it wouldn't shift from the small to big ring. Although my guess is that now I am going to end up with some rub, just because of everything I am hearing here.
08-23-11 | 12:08 PM
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(2) no, you will not end up with rub if it's set up correctly, which is not rocket science
08-23-11 | 02:30 PM
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before you swear off the company, try starting from scratch with directions straight from SRAM's video.
the reason i say don't trust your bike shop is because they aren't necessarily magicians. they're just guys.
i had a similar problem with my Rival FD. over a year of problems, multiple trips to the bike shop, spent money having them "fix it." ultimately they told me "that's the way SRAM is, it will rub"
then i watched the SRAM videos, and they said the FD was designed to never rub.
i set it up myself, with zero training, according to SRAM's directions.
never rubbed or dropped a chain again, in any gear.
since then i've set up 2 bikes with Rival, 2 bikes with Force, and done my Red FD twice. never a rub, never a drop.
the reason i say don't trust your bike shop is because they aren't necessarily magicians. they're just guys.
i had a similar problem with my Rival FD. over a year of problems, multiple trips to the bike shop, spent money having them "fix it." ultimately they told me "that's the way SRAM is, it will rub"
then i watched the SRAM videos, and they said the FD was designed to never rub.
i set it up myself, with zero training, according to SRAM's directions.
never rubbed or dropped a chain again, in any gear.
since then i've set up 2 bikes with Rival, 2 bikes with Force, and done my Red FD twice. never a rub, never a drop.
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08-23-11 | 02:55 PM
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my 2 bikes now have internal routing, but for DT routing i have done the criss-cross.
08-23-11 | 02:59 PM
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It will if you know how to set it up. Like any other system. I was riding Red and compact on another bike, and switched back to 53-39 on my latest bikes.
Apparently there are some really crappy mechanics out there in the bike world.
...shrugs shoulders...I love this, "that's the way it's supposed to be.." facepalm....In English "I have no blankin' idea what I am doing..."
Apparently there are some really crappy mechanics out there in the bike world.
...shrugs shoulders...I love this, "that's the way it's supposed to be.." facepalm....In English "I have no blankin' idea what I am doing..."
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08-23-11 | 03:07 PM
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I would love to be able to work on the bikes myself, but I am generally at my house, awake for about 3 hours a night, and that includes eating and anything else I need to do. On the weekends I have to ride, I have two young kids, and I have various and sundry other household things that need to be done. I barely have the time to bring my bike to a shop, let alone work on it. That said, how long could it take to adjust two or three screws...
