Shimano SLX front mech - intermediate stops

forward_loop

when nice and new my front mech had "intermediate" stops - ie on the big ring a slight touch on the lever would let the mech drop half a postion.

These stops dont seem to work any more - the "full" stops seem to be indexed just fine and I can sort of feel the mech catch on the intermediate stop - but it carries on going.

Is it wear and tear or have I done something wrong with the index ?

Hope this makes sense

Chunkers1980

eh?

Anonymous

I'm almost certain it didn't have half stops. I may well be wrong, but I only know of road shifters that do that.
(it would be the shifters that had the stops, not the mechs)

cooldad

Why would you want half a shift?

Anonymous

If you hadn't set your gears up properly.
I believe the idea behind it on road bikes is to stop the very slight rubbing.
However, I've always set them up to have a very slight rub at either end of the "middle" ring, since it would appear that's when the front mech is actually doing it's chainguide job properly.

cooldad

Whodathunkit?

Anonymous

Aidathunkit and aithinkayoudathunkit too.

cooldad

fairynuff

louse

Forward loop wrote:

when nice and new my front mech had "intermediate" stops - ie on the big ring a slight touch on the lever would let the mech drop half a postion.

These stops dont seem to work any more - the "full" stops seem to be indexed just fine and I can sort of feel the mech catch on the intermediate stop - but it carries on going.

Is it wear and tear or have I done something wrong with the index ?

Hope this makes sense

Looking at your avatar I would say you have a road set up? yes thez should have indexing.

more info needed or post in the correct area.

supersonic

What shifters?