Gear shifting
bianchibob
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I have recently had my Campagnolo Veloce gear set replaced with a Record 10 speed set up by my lbs.
On a recent ride I have noticed that the front derailleur is struggling to change from small front cog to large front cog after a hill climb. I have to really ratchet the lever over very hard, several times, and the shift seems to take quite along time to happen, (if at all) I don't recall this happening on the old Veloce front derailleur.
The situation seems to be worse if I am in a very low gear on the rear, if the rear cassette is in a mid gear I think the change on the front is slightly better. Am I pushing the system to extreme here ? ie trying to change to a high front gear while retaining a very low rear gear.
Is their a 'technique' to gear changing or should I just take the bike back to the lbs and get them to reset everything. I think new cables etc. were fitted at the time of upgrade so perhaps this could be a result of bedding in or cable stretch.
Any thoughts anyone ?
On a recent ride I have noticed that the front derailleur is struggling to change from small front cog to large front cog after a hill climb. I have to really ratchet the lever over very hard, several times, and the shift seems to take quite along time to happen, (if at all) I don't recall this happening on the old Veloce front derailleur.
The situation seems to be worse if I am in a very low gear on the rear, if the rear cassette is in a mid gear I think the change on the front is slightly better. Am I pushing the system to extreme here ? ie trying to change to a high front gear while retaining a very low rear gear.
Is their a 'technique' to gear changing or should I just take the bike back to the lbs and get them to reset everything. I think new cables etc. were fitted at the time of upgrade so perhaps this could be a result of bedding in or cable stretch.
Any thoughts anyone ?
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bianchibob wrote:I have recently had my Campagnolo Veloce gear set replaced with a Record 10 speed set up by my lbs.
On a recent ride I have noticed that the front derailleur is struggling to change from small front cog to large front cog after a hill climb. I have to really ratchet the lever over very hard, several times, and the shift seems to take quite along time to happen, (if at all) I don't recall this happening on the old Veloce front derailleur.
The situation seems to be worse if I am in a very low gear on the rear, if the rear cassette is in a mid gear I think the change on the front is slightly better. Am I pushing the system to extreme here ? ie trying to change to a high front gear while retaining a very low rear gear.
Is their a 'technique' to gear changing or should I just take the bike back to the lbs and get them to reset everything. I think new cables etc. were fitted at the time of upgrade so perhaps this could be a result of bedding in or cable stretch.
Any thoughts anyone ?
Sounds like the cable bedding in to me. New cables?
You should be able to sort it with the tension adjuster.0 -
Yeah this sounds a lot like a cable tension problem. Try using the barrel adjuster to add a little more tension.0
