I've 'broke' it

[lee1980sim]

OK so I was having trouble getting into the largest cog on the front so I fettled with it and that now works but the back cog seems to have become an automatic gear changing at the worst times (harder gears going up hills, I have a 1mile+ incline on my commute) so I tried fettling with that but I'm having no luck and really not liking automatic gears so I've admitted defeat and taking it to the LBS tomorrow for a service, I know its shameful but my excuse is I still consider myself a newbie

 

[smokeysmoo]

Watch this, it usually helps people save a few quid

 

[biggs682]

nowt wrong with asking or getting help on a job you are not confident with

 

[lee1980sim]

I know but over the last few weeks I've had every book the library has to offer and still in the same situation its annoying and can only be doing damage, so its going in and will hopefully be all 'new' again when I get it back

 

[smokeysmoo]

I know but over the last few weeks I've had every book the library has to offer and still in the same situation its annoying and can only be doing damage, so its going in and will hopefully be all 'new' again when I get it back

Gears can seem like rocket science, and it's easy to say, but they really aren't complicated at all.

You're adamant it's going in anway, so what's the worst that can happen*. Watch the video, follow it step by step, and I'd wager you'll be ringing the LBS in the morning to say you don't need to bring it in after all.

*if it all goes Pete Tong you're taking it in anyway, but as you're clearly not afraid to tinker I'm sure you'll be OK.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I used to brake stuff every time I tried doing it; a problem I overcame by stopping trying. Over the years I must have saved a fortune by not bothering and paying someone else to do it properly.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I am absolutely useless at fixing anything and get the lbs to do just about everything, but I can index my gears and learnt to do so by following the video posted by smokeysmoo

 

[lee1980sim]

OK I'm at work (doing naff all, seriously I've been here since 10am and I've ate a bar of chocolate packet of crisps and read 100 pages of my book along with a couple of games of pool I'm soooo bored) till 6 so may have another tinker later, its always better in the dark so the wife tells me

 

[smokeysmoo]

OK I'm at work (doing naff all, seriously I've been here since 10am and I've ate a bar of chocolate packet of crisps and read 100 pages of my book along with a couple of games of pool I'm soooo bored) till 6 so may have another tinker later, its always better in the dark so the wife tells me

Good man, as I'm sure @Fnaar will agree, it's always good to get your tool out in the dark and have a fettle

 

[ianrauk]

Another one who learnt from that excellent video posted by @smokeysmoo . It totally demystifies rear gear fettling.

 

[lee1980sim]

I tried, I growled at it trapped my fingers in the cog and stabbed myself with the screwdriver so I'm not playing anymore particularly after I thought it was fixed then it jumped again causing a shin vs pedal and groin vs crossbar incident so I've just dropped Satan off to be tamed