On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:05:36 +0000 (UTC), Mike Kozlowski
wrote:

A few weeks ago, I bought a bike (Diamondback Topanga Comp '04) for
the first time since the '80s. The most impressive improvement,
obviously, is the indexed shifting. It's deeply cool.

But: It seems to work much more smoothly on the rear than on the
front. Front gear shifts are slower, jerkier, and way more likely to
"miss" (i.e., not shift, and leave the chain rubbing up against the
side of the shifting mechanism; or shift, and leave the chain rubbing
up against the side).

Why is this?

Nature of the beast. Read, Adjust, Ride...repeat until problem solved.
Or simply get rid of the damn thing.


Peace,
Bill