Ghost shifts and rattles

Toobig4hills
Toobig4hills Posts: 48
edited February 2013 in Workshop
In my infinite wisdom I decided to renew/pimp my gear and brake cables with some nice Yokozuna ones as the reviews I red were very impressive. While I was at it I changed the chain and cassette from Ultegra to 105 plus added some bling with CNC jockey wheels and Token CNC barrel adjusters. It all looks great but I've done a good few miles with the new set up and I have to keep having to adjust the barrel adjuster for the rear gears as I get the odd ghost shift about 10 miles in and a bit of chain click as if it's between shifts. Once adjusted its ok for a while.
Could it be that my none stretch cables are stretching as they bed in or could the barrel adjusters that are not staying put or something else. I am happy the derailleur has been set correctly.
I have not ridden the bike for a few months and would like to get it running right when the nice weather comes.
Cheers

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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    TBH I'm not sure how much 'stretching' cables really do. They typically run in PTFE or nylon liners; as the liners wear the path taken by the cable becomes a little shorter.

    However, in your case it sounds like something else is moving around. Check that your mech hanger is straight and the cable clamp is done up tightly enough.
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  • Toobig4hills
    Toobig4hills Posts: 48
    Will do, thanks for the advice. If that does not work I may put the old jockey wheels and barrel adjusters back on and see if that is any better.

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