MicroShift Shifters with 105 running gear.

Jay_Forme
Jay_Forme Posts: 132
edited March 2016 in Workshop
Hi all,

My bike has a 105 10 speed set up, all except the shifters and front derailleur which are Microshift.
However, it wasnt always this way, it had FSA bottom bracket orginally (which i have replaced with a Hope Ceramic version), FSA crank (now 105) and tiagra groupset elsewhere (again, 105 and ultegra cassette).
I replaced the cables and housing about a year back for a Jagwire pro set too.

Every 2/3 months my rear mech needs indexing and now it is getting to the point where i am struggling to get it right.
A LBS has said that microshift shifters and 105 have different pull ratios so overtime its getting more and more out of line.

I havent been able to find much about this, and chucking £200+ for new levers and derailleur isnt going to please the mrs.

any advice would be great.

Comments

  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Are the jagwire inner cables polymer coated? I think they are so you should ensure it is stripped off where the cable is clamped at the rd or it can gradually slip through, hence need indexing.