I seem to have lost a gear....

dr crash
dr crash Posts: 53
edited April 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Howdy folks!

Never realised how much i'd miss a gear til its gone!

Somehow the 3rd gear on the cassette doesnt work, skips from 2nd to 4th! Is this a rear mech, shifter or a problem with the cable?
I'd assume the shifters gone but i have noticed a kink in the cable housing near the shifter but i had new ones put in around 3 months ago by the lbs.

Any (useful) help is appreciated!

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    bent mech hanger?
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  • dr crash
    dr crash Posts: 53
    nope don't think so seems pretty straight and every other gears smooth
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    If the cable is kinked I'd check that. And the indexing.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    dr crash wrote:
    nope don't think so seems pretty straight and every other gears smooth

    Pretty straight isn't good enough - it needs to be straight. Only a couple of mm's between cogs, it doesn't take much to mess the shifting up. If you're not sure take it off and check it on a flat surface.
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  • cavegiant
    cavegiant Posts: 1,546
    I lose this gear quite often.

    Check you rear der screw is done up tight, that is my normal fix.
    Why would I care about 150g of bike weight, I just ate 400g of cookies while reading this?
  • dr crash
    dr crash Posts: 53
    cheers cavegiant, i'll try that

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