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so i greased the hell out of the rear shifter controller (which is right grip) and that shifting oddity has in fact improved.
the cable looks pretty much fine is there ever a reason to break it when there's _not_ anything obviously wrong? could it be doing some kind of weird stretching? it seems so unlikely.
@LabSpokane problem is the part of the housing i'd most want to replace seems to be integral to the shifter, because this is a _very_ cheap bike.
@moira i mean, i say, if it aint broke dont fix it
@akana see my previous posts - it _is_ broke. in a very limited way in that it's shifting oddly from 5 to 4 and 4 to 3, but _not_ 3 to 2 (it's not a limiter issue) or 2 to 1, or at all in the _other_ direction.
this makes sense if the shifter control is worn or if something is not releasing right somewhere and given everything else I've done it like has to be somewhere north of the actual derailleur. particularly since when it _does_ shift, which just needs a little nudge and not always in the obvious direction, it's perfect.
(also I can make 5 to 4 and 4 to 3 work perfectly, but then in 2 it ticks against the 1 gear and the 3 ticks against the 2 year, indicating it's gone too _far_ in that adjustment direction.)
@OneInterestingFact @akana it's not basic derailleur adjustment.
I have extensively cleaned and lubricated the entire back derailleur and for that matter the whole bike.
what's odd about this is that it affects exactly two gears and in only one direction, and that adjusting it enough to overcome that, it breaks the _other_ gears, in the way that says i've gone too far in that direction. so there is no middle "sweet spot" where everything works perfectly.
the last time i ran into it i had to replace the derailleur because it not only wasn't factory, it literally wasn't compatible with that gear set. (which is the conclusion i reached before having that verified by asking a professional) but in this case, i'm confident this one is factory.
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@moira If I had a stiff shifter, the cable and housing would be the first to replace.