If you have a shifter that is very hard to turn it may be due to the dropouts. My shifter recently had become almost unusable due to it seizing up every time the axle nut was tight. With the wheel removed it was fine so I know it was something to do with the shift interface. I finally discovered after hours of fiddling with the shift interface that it was the old worn-out and distorted dropouts on my bike that were to blame when this happened.
The dropout had distorted the shift adapter until it eventually broke.
Where the paint is missing is where the part had been rubbing.
So if you have a pre 2012 model hub, knocked about dropouts and are experiencing excessive shifter resistance this might be the problem. I didn’t think the wheel would come loose when a shift adapter fails but it’s worth being cautious about. Anyone with a 2012 model hub has nothing to worry about because this part has been partly replaced by a much more substantial nut.
The dropout had distorted the shift adapter until it eventually broke.
Where the paint is missing is where the part had been rubbing.
So if you have a pre 2012 model hub, knocked about dropouts and are experiencing excessive shifter resistance this might be the problem. I didn’t think the wheel would come loose when a shift adapter fails but it’s worth being cautious about. Anyone with a 2012 model hub has nothing to worry about because this part has been partly replaced by a much more substantial nut.
- Oran