Caught in the middle...

BiggerBoat

I am having problems with my chain getting “between” gears in the rear cassette. I frequently have to adjust the in-line barrel connector (jagwire?) on the cable just to the side of the STI and move the chain up and down to get it sorted while riding. The problems get worse on mixed terrain, frequent chain ring changes and torques. My groupset is Ultegra-SL (triple) on a Madone 5.2. Am I an idiot or does the in-line barrel connector (fitted as standard) just suck big ones?

jimmcdonnell

I have the same problem on my Focus 'Cross (with Jagwire in-line doodad), but not with my Litespeed (without). I notice that the in-line adjuster unadjusts itself over a few rides - I can tell by the amount of silver cable-end-cap visible; when the gears are working well there's 2mm or so visible, a few rides later that will have become less than 0.5 mm, and the gears go biffy again. I've fixed it by adjusting the thing correctly then securely taping it in place. Inelegant but effective.

You're right, the adjusters do suck mightily.

BiggerBoat

Thanks Jim - Sounds inelegant but an easy fix, me likie. I'll try this straight away. I wish I could just do without these doofers, more trouble than they are worth?

Monty Dog

IME inline cable adjusters are a PITA - remove them, fit a single length of outer, learn to adjust your gears correctly and you should have few problems.

BiggerBoat

Thanks Monty - PITA indeed! I was fuming during parts of the Chesh Cat last weekend. My bike sounded like a Ford Model T at times.