Silver shifter adjustmment

[Richard Rose]

So the Silver shifters on my Clem with a lot of miles are shifting poorly. More specifically the right side mounted inside "Riv" style operating the rear derailer is hard as hell to move. Not being a rapid rise it shifts "forward" to a higher gear effortlessly. But, when "pulled" backwards to shift to an easier gear it takes a LOT of effort & gets more difficult the higher up the cassette you go. Getting it to the largest cog is damn near impossible and nearly runs out of travel. In addition, when pulled back it wants to return forward unless I tighten  the d ring to a point that feels too tight. What might I be doing wrong?

Thanks for any and all help.

[Brian Turner]

I seem to recall reading about there being brass upgrades to the washers on these levers that is supposed to improve the performance… but I have no experience with the Silver shifters personally.

Brian

On Mar 19, 2026, at 5:51 PM, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote:

So the Silver shifters on my Clem with a lot of miles are shifting poorly. More specifically the right side mounted inside "Riv" style operating the rear derailer is hard as hell to move. Not being a rapid rise it shifts "forward" to a higher gear effortlessly. But, when "pulled" backwards to shift to an easier gear it takes a LOT of effort & gets more difficult the higher up the cassette you go. Getting it to the largest cog is damn near impossible and nearly runs out of travel. In addition, when pulled back it wants to return forward unless I tighten  the d ring to a point that feels too tight. What might I be doing wrong?

Thanks for any and all help.

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[Richard Rose]

Well, I think I fixed it. Brian mentioned the black indexed washer might be the problem. I think that may be the case - it may not have been indexed correctly. In addition I was suspicious of the brass cover for that plastic washer that I got from Riv to take the place of the stock silver item. The silver one has three little dimples that do something(?) and just fit a little better. So I took it apart & put it back together & WALA! Back to low effort shifting & the subtle ratcheting that seemed to be missing. The “rebound” is much diminished as well. Happy!

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On Mar 19, 2026, at 5:51 PM, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote:

So the Silver shifters on my Clem with a lot of miles are shifting poorly. More specifically the right side mounted inside "Riv" style operating the rear derailer is hard as hell to move. Not being a rapid rise it shifts "forward" to a higher gear effortlessly. But, when "pulled" backwards to shift to an easier gear it takes a LOT of effort & gets more difficult the higher up the cassette you go. Getting it to the largest cog is damn near impossible and nearly runs out of travel. In addition, when pulled back it wants to return forward unless I tighten  the d ring to a point that feels too tight. What might I be doing wrong?

Thanks for any and all help.

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[Kim H.]

@Richard, 

I am very happy for you that managed to solve your problem with your SILVER shifter. 

Ride on !

Kim Hetzel. 

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