Boardman Team bike - wrong shifters?

simboride

I recently upgraded my Carerra Virtuoso for a Boardman Road Team Alu. It has a 10-speed cassette as advertised, but as far as I can tell only has 8-speed Shimano 105 shifters. Do i take it back to the store?

Flamez

Rear mech could be out of adjustment take it back for check.

simboride

the changes seem smooth enough, but I can only count 8 ratchet clicks when i go through the gears from one side to the other, and I'm still left with my 2 smallest cogs (which is annoying when I want to get a move on!)

Zendog1

Take it back.

You haven't got 8 speed 105 shifters. They would not change a 10spd cassette smoothly.

I was thinking limit screw needed adjustment but that would'nt mean only give 8 clicks from the shifter.

bails87

So the chain doesn't move all the way across the cassette?

I'd guess the H limit screw is wound in too, or the cable tension is too high.

If you're not fussed about fiddling then undo the gear cable from the mech, if the mech jumps down to the smallest cog then the cable tension is out. If not then it could be the H screw.

Look on park tools website for info.

Or take it back to Halfords, but if it's a 5 minute fix, why bother?

ineedalager

simboride wrote:

the changes seem smooth enough, but I can only count 8 ratchet clicks when i go through the gears from one side to the other, and I'm still left with my 2 smallest cogs (which is annoying when I want to get a move on!)

If you count 8 clicks that would be 9 speed. It just needs adjusting properly take it back and ask them to readjust it as you are not getting all the gears!

simboride

Thanks all,

i think i'll take it back, they can sort it better than I can. I suppose I can build some tinkering confidence by playing with my redundant carrera

paul_mck

if the limit switch is wrong it wont click up the last click. just needs readjusted imo.

slowondefy2

simboride wrote:

the changes seem smooth enough, but I can only count 8 ratchet clicks when i go through the gears from one side to the other, and I'm still left with my 2 smallest cogs (which is annoying when I want to get a move on!)

I would guess that the 2 'missing' shifter clicks are at the large cog end of the cassette. i.e. when you're in the largest cog the shifter still has 2 more gears left in it, but you can't get to them due to the limit screw and the cable tension will stop the shifter from moving. If the large cog limit screw wasn't set properly you'd be at major risk of putting the derailleur into the spokes, so take care in the meantime.

I might be wrong with that, but essentially the gears need setting up from scratch again. Sounds like the work experience lad had a go the first time...

smidsy

A 10 speed shifter will only have 9 clicks - you start in 1 so there will not be 10 clicks.

nicklouse

simboride wrote:

the changes seem smooth enough, but I can only count 8 ratchet clicks when i go through the gears from one side to the other, and I'm still left with my 2 smallest cogs (which is annoying when I want to get a move on!)

8 clicks would be 9 gears. but you say you can not use 2 cogs.

poor set up. or a bent mech hanger.

PS the shifter will be correct.

simboride

H limit screw was out, it took seconds for me to fix thanks to Sheldon Brown's instruction. The gear changes were sweet without touching the barrel adjusters and the mech hanger is straight.

Thanks all for your assistance