Help!

[Python]

Things are much improved today. I slackened off the lever slightly last night and got some lubrication into the cable. Also lubricated the pivot points in the derailleur and she is changing gear a lot easier now. Had a good run to work this morning. Had a moment of amusement too. There was a young lad, probably around age 16 or 17, heading for the college which I go past to get to work. I was gaining on him quite fast. He turned round, saw me about 30 yards behind him and he started pedalling furiously. I shifted up a gear and sailed past him. I heard him cursing LOL

At least getting home was easier this afternoon but I'm still not happy with the gearing. I think it could be that I've got used to X amount of space on the lever to change gear and that space is much narrower now so the chain often jumps two cogs instead of one. Maybe I just need to get used to it like this.

Makes me look forward even more to getting my new bike (Specialized Dolce Elite) in a few weeks time

[DebW]

At least getting home was easier this afternoon but I'm still not happy with the gearing. I think it could be that I've got used to X amount of space on the lever to change gear and that space is much narrower now so the chain often jumps two cogs instead of one. Maybe I just need to get used to it like this.

Glad things are improved. If you were used to more cable slack, then the position of the lever for every gear will be different, but the distance you pull the lever to change gears is the same, except the distance from highest to next-highest gear. Slack in the cable means that when you are in the highest gear (smallest cog) and want to shift, you have to move the lever from flat against the downtube back until you've removed the cable slack and then further movement will move the derailleur. Shifts to other lower gears will all use a smaller amount of lever movement but it will be consistent.