arkives1
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I'm working on an OCC chopper which will be set up with a shifter. I'm currently changing the bike from single speed to 5 speed. I have the gear cluster and derailleur all set, got a longer chain on, the problem is in the shifting of gears. No matter how I adjust it, I get erratic shifting, either it skips gears or will shift up ok or down ok but not both. I have tried twist grip shifter 6speed, no good. Tried 6 speed thumb shifter, no good. Just tried a shimano 5 speed thumb shifter, same results. The shifters are Shimano and both the derailleur and the shifters are made for SIS. The gear cluster is a Suntour. I suspect that the gears are not correctly or equally spaced on that cluster. Has anyone else run into this problem with shifting? I have other bikes with 6 or more speeds and all are adjusted correctly so I don't think it's my technique thats wrong here. Any comments or suggestions are most welcome.....Woody