Problem with my gears

Philthy_1
Philthy_1 Posts: 26
edited August 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
Last night I noticed that my gears are playing up. When I change up 1 gear it wasn't always changing. Then when I tried to change up to the next gear it would jump on 2 gears. I also couldn't get it to go into the first gear.

Also, when I thought that it had changed gear, I'd peddling harder and it would then fall into the gear I that I thought it was in.

Could it be that the chain is a bit dry and just needs oiling perhaps? Or could it be more serious than that?

I don't change gear hardly ever when riding on the street, I'm going to Swinley Forest tomorrow and will be using the gears loads.

Cheers.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    sounds like poor cable tension and/or dirty cables.
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  • Jimbob_no5
    Jimbob_no5 Posts: 1,568
    loosen the cable on the rear, pedal it till it falls to bottom cog (in a stand of somesort) pull cable through and retighten, use the barrel adjusters to fine tune the shifts
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  • daddylonglegs
    daddylonglegs Posts: 96
    Yes, it's probably cable tension. You'll need to tune the tension using the twistable adjuster located on the end of the cable housing where it attaches to the mech body. If you've not done it before, this takes practice, but you should be aiming for precise, instantaneous shifts with almost no noise. Remember: small turns on the adjuster makes big changes to the shift quality.

    Alternatively, you may have a bent hanger (where the mech attaches to the frame), which is probably a bike shop job. (That's the second gear adjustment/bent hanger contribution I've made today...) http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12582765
  • Philthy_1
    Philthy_1 Posts: 26
    Cheers guys, I shall have a fiddle tonight. Hopefully I can sort it this evening.

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