I picked up a Cannondale Super-V 2000 last year and loved the bike. A few weeks ago I accidentally backed over it after a long ride (long story I'd rather not discuss for obvious reasons!) and did very little damage except to break the rear derailleur mount. Got a replacement and got everything back together and now I can't seem to get the gear shifting adjusted correctly. The rear down-shift lever (part of the XTR brake handle) will be totally loose and I have to completely cycle it a couple times for it to shift, and it is totally out of whack. It's XTR brakes with Deore XT - Integrated 8SIS 8 gear rear. Occasionally (probably due to the mis-adjustment) when in the higher gears, the rear will down shift and then upshift all on it's own, too. And sometimes it acts as if it's between two gears and when I click the up-shift once it doesn't change gears but it settles into the one it's in.
If there is some hints to the basic setup and adjustment somewhere, or if someone can clue me in on how to set this, I would greatly appreciate this so I can start riding again. And is there a special screwdriver to get to the adjusting screws on the front derailleur as it appears the screw heads are barely below part of the main assembly.
I picked up a Cannondale Super-V 2000 last year and loved the bike. A few weeks ago I accidentally backed over it after a long ride (long story I'd rather not discuss for obvious reasons!) and did very little damage except to break the rear derailleur mount. Got a replacement and got everything back together and now I can't seem to get the gear shifting adjusted correctly. The rear down-shift lever (part of the XTR brake handle) will be totally loose and I have to completely cycle it a couple times for it to shift, and it is totally out of whack. It's XTR brakes with Deore XT - Integrated 8SIS 8 gear rear. Occasionally (probably due to the mis-adjustment) when in the higher gears, the rear will down shift and then upshift all on it's own, too. And sometimes it acts as if it's between two gears and when I click the up-shift once it doesn't change gears but it settles into the one it's in.
If there is some hints to the basic setup and adjustment somewhere, or if someone can clue me in on how to set this, I would greatly appreciate this so I can start riding again. And is there a special screwdriver to get to the adjusting screws on the front derailleur as it appears the screw heads are barely below part of the main assembly.
Thanks in advance for your assistance, Scott
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"]I picked up a Cannondale Super-V 2000 last year and loved the bike. A few weeks ago I accidentally backed over it after a long ride (long story I'd rather not discuss for obvious reasons!) and did very little damage except to break the rear derailleur mount. Got a replacement and got everything back together and now I can't seem to get the gear shifting adjusted correctly. The rear down-shift lever (part of the XTR brake handle) will be totally loose and I have to completely cycle it a couple times for it to shift, and it is totally out of whack. It's XTR brakes with Deore XT - Integrated 8SIS 8 gear rear. Occasionally (probably due to the mis-adjustment) when in the higher gears, the rear will down shift and then upshift all on it's own, too. And sometimes it acts as if it's between two gears and when I click the up-shift once it doesn't change gears but it settles into the one it's in.
If there is some hints to the basic setup and adjustment somewhere, or if someone can clue me in on how to set this, I would greatly appreciate this so I can start riding again. And is there a special screwdriver to get to the adjusting screws on the front derailleur as it appears the screw heads are barely below part of the main assembly.
Looks like great site(s) for help with this. Just browsed them and they look great (and I wish I could of stumbled across them with a search engine and saved the post). If I have follow-ups I will keep it in this topic but looks like this should get me back on the trails.
Thanks for the quick response and for the helpful information! Scott
Looks like great site(s) for help with this. Just browsed them and they look great (and I wish I could of stumbled across them with a search engine and saved the post). If I have follow-ups I will keep it in this topic but looks like this should get me back on the trails.
Is the derailleur hanger straight? Has it been checked to be exactly straight by someone who knows what he is doing? Anyway, look up how to check it yourself. Also look up the string test for testing the frame alignment.
I'll ditto that also. I have those same components (8-speed XTR shifters, later Deore XT rear derailleut) and it usually shifts fine. When the cable and housing gets old and gummy, it starts to have problems. I'd recommend double-checking the cable routing for excess friction (particularly on an old Super V) and making sure it's smooth from shifter to derailleur. Replacing the cable and housing is cheap insurance, though.
I'll be checking that soon. We rode some Florida rustic trails and lots of powder sand and small streams so the entire bike got a good dusting. Alignment and cleaning coming up :O)
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You want the Compressionless shift housing with properly prepared ends and correct lengths.
Hopefully that's in the websites (printing the info out as we speak) as it had a crimped end and to remove the old deraileur mount (that was broken) I had to remove the cable which meant clipping the crimp- on end off. The crimp-on end was not against any part of the housing, appeared to be just to prevent cable fraying.
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I'll ditto that also. I have those same components (8-speed XTR shifters, later Deore XT rear derailleut) and it usually shifts fine. When the cable and housing gets old and gummy, it starts to have problems.
Cleaning seems in order (or possibly replacing the cables).
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I'd recommend double-checking the cable routing for excess friction (particularly on an old Super V) and making sure it's smooth from shifter to derailleur. Replacing the cable and housing is chean insurance, though.
Good local shop could do it cheap but I'd much rather figure it out on my own so if I run into issues in the field I know what I'm dealing with. The shop is great but not much help 12 miles out in the woods with darkness closing in :O)
