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The front shifter feels "stiff" like you have to press it hard to get it to change from 1st to 2nd gear.
It's okay going back from 2nd to 1st.
My gears are 2 cogs front, 10 cogs rear.
The shift is not exactly smooth either you often have to hold it for a while to shift from 1st to 2nd successfully. Sometimes even give up the hold and try again for a 2nd attempt.
Chain, cassette and chain rings are not worn out, they've only done 800 miles and the last chain was replaced before the 1% wear point. I've had this problem since they were last changed anyway (and before then!).
Sprayed GT85 on the front mech and into the shifter and it has not solve it.
Anyone know what the problem could be?
internal routing getting clogged up?
Had the inner and outer cables changed when I had the drive chain replaced 800 miles ago and it was still stiff then
When they replaced the cable, did they use the existing plastic and metal cable ends, or replace them? 800miles, it's probably worth replacing it again, it's only a few quid.
Disconnect the Mech from the cable and remove the chain, does the shifter work smoothly going up? if not, it's the cable/routing or shifter.
Can you then smoothly and easily operate the mech with your fingers or does it require a lot of effort to get the initial movement going? If the latter it's the Mech
Is it essential to remove the chain to perform this test ? That would be a massive job for me. My chain doesn't have a removable link.
Massive job?! Remove a pin with a chain tool. Remove chain from bike. Remove the next pin and the outer plates connecting the two. When you put it back on join it using a KMC power link. Don't even think using the SRAM ones for 10 speed as they're shite.
That massive job would take you less time than its taken me to write this
Pull the mech cable out and you should be able to work out what's stiff.
Could be routing, but could also be where the cable is attached to the derailleur - a picture?