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12 posts Started 14 May 2019 Last recovered post 10 Jun 2019 Wayback Machine snapshot 22 Aug 2019

#1

Twice today my gear display has vanished only to display a horizontal line.  The bike runs fine. The second instance a quick off/on returned the gear display to normal.   Has any one else encountered this issue?

#2

Yeah I've had it happen only a couple of times in 63,000k's, seems to sort itself out quickly, don't think it's anything to worry about.

Apart from the 3 gear logic switches, it also uses speed and rpm for gear indication, guess on the odd occassion it just gets itself a little confused. 

Are you using standard size sprockets?

#3

I get it sometimes when I shift without enough force, and it sort of finds gear despite me instead of because of me, if that makes sense.

#4

Mine does that if there's slight pressure on the gear lever, like you've changed up and left your boot underneath it lifting it slightly rather than releasing it completely. As Grum says, it always sorts itself out quickly when it redoes its calculations.

#5

Mine does it too when I do a lazy shift.  Shift properly and deliberately and it isn't an issue.  That's my experience.  

#6

okay thanks all, yes still on the standard sprockets.  Maybe my change from adv Sidi boots and now using a sidi track boot is taking time for me to get used to.  I have found my shifts to be much more easier because of the lower profile boot and subsequently likely I’am not shifting properly with enough force.

#7

It’s down to operator error, I’m still doing it after riding the bike for years.

#8

Yeah, it happens from time to time, but only after weak shifts from me.

#9

First time it happened to me I pulled over to try to figure out what the bike was telling me. Turned it off and restarted the bike and figured it out.

#10

Yep not on your own, poor shift :sad:

#11

I had the gear indicator drop out on me this morning. I was downshifting to avoid traffic and it’s not have done it forcefully enough. Once I shifted again and it had time to think, the indicator returned.

#12

Same here. I think it's happened four or so times to me.  Again, weak up-shift from me.  Most often times when I'm at a lean.  User error.

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