How not to install a Rollamajig...

[old_coyote_pedaller]

And make sure you don't lose the plastic ball, or you'll pe looking for balls from air guns and how to drill them with a hot needle. True story...

Mx

My Niece's necklace collection was raided for mine

I got one cheap because the wee ball was missing, raided my daughter's necklace making kit for one. Dozens of them in loads of sizes, too.

 

[hollister]

that's not a rollamajig in the top pic

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Yes the cable housing's too long, but as hollister says, that ain't no Rollamajig:

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[jonnyboy666]

that's not a rollamajig in the top pic

that was the first thing i thought, those parts were part of the mech when it first went to that rapid rise nonsense.

 

[Maxipedia]

That's correct, no Roll-A-Majig in the first picture, but I guess the point is that the housing is awfully aligned.

Anyway, I think Rapid Rise was a cool thing, at least as an option, not shoved down out throats, like Shimano did. When I say this I have to think about my friend who's a multiple dual/4X National Champ and used such a derailleur for a long time on his race bike. The point: you took the holeshot in an easy gear and then, using the Shimano shifter's ability to go through 3 or 4 gears at once, you switched to the main racing gear that carries your speed to the bottom.

Mx

 

[hollister]

its not actually the housing, its the cable stop on the frame

but that's an entirely different conversation

 

[grogee]

So I have a rollamajig somewhere in the 'stores' (plastic storage bins stuffed with scrap).

Firstly I thought it was broken due to the little split above the wheel in the casing (seems fine according to previous photos).

Secondly I thought I needed *two* little balls, whereas it looks like I only need one.

With this happy news, can someone tell me if it will make a noticeable difference on an XT mech with LX rapidfire shifters?

 

[Charlieboy28]

So I have a rollamajig somewhere in the 'stores' (plastic storage bins stuffed with scrap).

Firstly I thought it was broken due to the little split above the wheel in the casing (seems fine according to previous photos).

Secondly I thought I needed *two* little balls, whereas it looks like I only need one.

With this happy news, can someone tell me if it will make a noticeable difference on an XT mech with LX rapidfire shifters?

I have similar contraptions on all my retro mech, pizza cutters, cog hogs and rollamajig things, I firmly believe shifting is significantly improved by using them, and stays smoother longer. The most important thing however is that hey also come in pretty colours

 

[jamswinna]

that's not a rollamajig in the top pic

Not an avid branded one at least- but it is the same part in essence and still needs to be run the same way as the avids to be effective!

 

[We_are_Stevo]

that's not a rollamajig in the top pic

Not an avid branded one at least- but it is the same part in essence and still needs to be run the same way as the avids to be effective!

Second that; as pointed out in my first reply near the beginning...

...I think Avids first, alloy, Rollamajig is the best; also handy for replacingV-brake noodles

Shimanos take on the theme came later, but works the same way.