SRAM Front der shifting issues - I can't be the only one - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T08:44:38Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/sram-front-der-shifting-issues-i-can-t-be-the-only-one?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A120965&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYeah, I've been holding the l…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-02:1198434:Comment:1212532011-12-02T22:37:52.238ZJ.D. Kimplehttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JDKimple423
<p>Yeah, I've been holding the lever over until it catches but it doesn't always work.</p>
<p>So far, what has worked has been to give a light coat of grease to the bushing the pulley rides on, and going with teflon-coated cable. NOw the FD shifts pretty good except under load - so you still have to back way off.</p>
<p>But it's shifting much better!</p>
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<p>Yeah, I've been holding the lever over until it catches but it doesn't always work.</p>
<p>So far, what has worked has been to give a light coat of grease to the bushing the pulley rides on, and going with teflon-coated cable. NOw the FD shifts pretty good except under load - so you still have to back way off.</p>
<p>But it's shifting much better!</p>
<p> </p> I have had the same issues, t…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-02:1198434:Comment:1212512011-12-02T18:33:30.867ZJay Konkhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JayKonk
<p>I have had the same issues, thought it was just dirty. What I have been doing is holding the shifter over for an extended period this it grabs, Since I now know that it is going to do this, I push hard and hold the shift lever over. But I love the Rival.</p>
<p>I have had the same issues, thought it was just dirty. What I have been doing is holding the shifter over for an extended period this it grabs, Since I now know that it is going to do this, I push hard and hold the shift lever over. But I love the Rival.</p> Recently I installed Jagwire'…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-01:1198434:Comment:1209792011-12-01T20:29:40.806ZDavid whitlockhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Davidwhitlock
<p>Recently I installed Jagwire's Racer Cable Kit and it has really improved my shifting and breaking.</p>
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<p>I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>Recently I installed Jagwire's Racer Cable Kit and it has really improved my shifting and breaking.</p>
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<p>I wish you the best of luck!</p> Quick update: I was about to…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-01:1198434:Comment:1211462011-12-01T18:58:14.071ZJ.D. Kimplehttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JDKimple423
<p>Quick update: I was about to break down and either buy the pulley with the bushing (as mentioned in the CX article) or drill it out and install a bushing myself. As I took it apart last night, turns out I had a pulley WITH the bushing already from the factory. Since I had this problem from day one, looks like that is not the cure. Installed teflon-coated stainless front der. cable and we'll see. If that doesn't work I'm going to take a tip from some others here and install a Shimano front…</p>
<p>Quick update: I was about to break down and either buy the pulley with the bushing (as mentioned in the CX article) or drill it out and install a bushing myself. As I took it apart last night, turns out I had a pulley WITH the bushing already from the factory. Since I had this problem from day one, looks like that is not the cure. Installed teflon-coated stainless front der. cable and we'll see. If that doesn't work I'm going to take a tip from some others here and install a Shimano front der - I've an XTR, Ultegra and even a Campy Mirage to try. I've got nothing to lose at this point.</p>
<p>On the plus side for SRAM, I had broken my rear shifter lever (lack-of-sleep induced bad rear der. cable adjustment). As the lever was less than two years old, SRAM warrantied it out - no muss, no fuss, new lever at no cost. Even though it was my own bone-headed mistake. Wow. OK, thank you SRAM for the excellent customer service. I was about to toss the whole shooting match but this made me want to make the Rival system work again.</p> My bike with a 34.9 clamp Ri…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-01:1198434:Comment:1208802011-12-01T17:06:30.642ZDavid whitlockhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Davidwhitlock
<p> My bike with a 34.9 clamp Rival FD was the one that I could never get dialed in and it wasn't until I switched to the braze-on version (using an adapter) that all of my problems went away. My theory is that SRAM FD's are really particular and the braze-on version allows easier parallel alignment of the FD cage with the crank-set's outer ring. It seemed as if whenever I tightened the clamp-on version onto the frame it moved around until the bolt was tight enough to hold it in place. The…</p>
<p> My bike with a 34.9 clamp Rival FD was the one that I could never get dialed in and it wasn't until I switched to the braze-on version (using an adapter) that all of my problems went away. My theory is that SRAM FD's are really particular and the braze-on version allows easier parallel alignment of the FD cage with the crank-set's outer ring. It seemed as if whenever I tightened the clamp-on version onto the frame it moved around until the bolt was tight enough to hold it in place. The cage needs to be spot on parallel (amongst other things) for the shifting to be exact. That along with the proper cage height from the outer chain ring (1-3mm) and the inner and outer limit screws being set correctly (1mm inside and outside cage distance from inner and outer rings) - use a dime for spacing. If the cage isn't parallel than all of the other measurements will be off, resulting in - chain rub, not picking the chain up, shifting the chain off, etc.)</p>
<p>Also if you run the chain tightly for Cx races this may not allow the FD to shift up properly while in the larger cassette gears (28, 27, 26...) depending on how short you're running the chain. I had this problem for awhile and after adding a few links back into my chain - problem solved.</p>
<p> </p> It was fine and it was a bott…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-01:1198434:Comment:1211452011-12-01T17:04:53.930ZDavid whitlockhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Davidwhitlock
<p>It was fine and it was a bottom pull. </p>
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<p>It was fine and it was a bottom pull. </p>
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<p> </p> Stupid question, are you happ…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-01:1198434:Comment:1210442011-12-01T14:00:30.631ZRAMShttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BenRamsbottom
<p>Stupid question, are you happy with the performance of the Rival/105 set up? Also, are you running a pulley?</p>
<p>Stupid question, are you happy with the performance of the Rival/105 set up? Also, are you running a pulley?</p> I'm so glad I found this thre…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-12-01:1198434:Comment:1209652011-12-01T03:03:01.560ZAdam R.https://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/AdamRambow
<p>I'm so glad I found this thread! I thought it was just me. I have had the identical problems that you all have described. But now at least I have some potential solutions. I'll post again if I have any luck with any of the ideas you all have offered.</p>
<p>I'm so glad I found this thread! I thought it was just me. I have had the identical problems that you all have described. But now at least I have some potential solutions. I'll post again if I have any luck with any of the ideas you all have offered.</p> Same problems described here…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-11-30:1198434:Comment:1210422011-11-30T23:31:58.692ZLou D'Ameliohttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/LouDAmelio
<p>Same problems described here with both Force FD and Gore cables.</p>
<p>Same problems described here with both Force FD and Gore cables.</p> Sram's FD works with either s…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-11-30:1198434:Comment:1206402011-11-30T21:21:56.067ZDavid whitlockhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Davidwhitlock
<p>Sram's FD works with either standard or compact chain rings (they don't make one specifically for 53/39.) I had problems with my clamp on Rival FD for quite some time. It wasn't until I purchased an adapter and switched to the Force braze-on version that all my problems went away. It literally took a few minutes to install, set the limit screws to have perfect shifting. </p>
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<p>Sram's FD works with either standard or compact chain rings (they don't make one specifically for 53/39.) I had problems with my clamp on Rival FD for quite some time. It wasn't until I purchased an adapter and switched to the Force braze-on version that all my problems went away. It literally took a few minutes to install, set the limit screws to have perfect shifting. </p>
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