Gear Mystery

Following on from Neil Smith's message. . .
Mystery solved. I took it into a bike shop and he immediately pointed out
that the cable supports were slipping down the tube. It was a case of not

From my previous post:-
"Unless your frame is cracked through or your shifters moving on the
handle bars the problem lies with the cable/fixing."

So that's one smug grin you owe me.

--
PETER FOX Not the same since the pancake business flopped

www.eminent.demon.co.uk - Lots for cyclists

In article , Neil Smith
says...
Mystery solved. I took it into a bike shop and he immediately pointed out
that the cable supports were slipping down the tube. It was a case of not
being able to solve a problem because you are staring to hard at the wrong
part of it.

But someone here already suggested you check for that.

I now have the problem of how to loosen a rusted bolt. I hope the light oil
works.

This is where an angle grinder comes in handy. :-)

you deserve it
"Peter Fox" wrote in
message ...
Following on from Neil Smith's message. . .
Mystery solved. I took it into a bike shop and he immediately pointed out
that the cable supports were slipping down the tube. It was a case of not

From my previous post:-
"Unless your frame is cracked through or your shifters moving on the
handle bars the problem lies with the cable/fixing."

So that's one smug grin you owe me.

--
PETER FOX Not the same since the pancake business flopped

www.eminent.demon.co.uk - Lots for cyclists

What's an angle grinder - it's stuck
"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article , Neil Smith
says...
Mystery solved. I took it into a bike shop and he immediately pointed out
that the cable supports were slipping down the tube. It was a case of not
being able to solve a problem because you are staring to hard at the
wrong
part of it.

But someone here already suggested you check for that.

I now have the problem of how to loosen a rusted bolt. I hope the light
oil
works.

This is where an angle grinder comes in handy. :-)

In article , Neil Smith
says...
What's an angle grinder - it's stuck

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