Introduce myself and rear derailleur question

[Tiernan85]

Hi folks, new to the forum here and have some questions.

I used to mountain bike when I was in school, nothing extreme, just go ride some trails and have fun(this was all over in Canada). I havn't been on my bike(bar a few times the last couple days) for about 8-9 years. I have an old Specialized Hard Rock Comp and it's still holding up well but it needed some TLC so I had picked up a few new things that it needed. This is where I have now run into issues and looking for your help and assistance hopefully.

I replaced a broken right hand shifter with a shimano alivio 8spd. I replaced the rear derailleur with a SRAM X7, replaced rear cassette with sram 8 spd, and then replaced the chain, brakes and few other bits.

ok, now my issue. I can adjust the rear derailleur first at the smallest cog set the cable and everything is grand, but then as i attempt to spin the wheels and shift to the large cog, it will not shift gears for every click on the shifter and I can only get as high as the third or fourth largest cog but my shifter is all the way to first gear. So this has me a little confused and am hoping for some knowledgable assistance here hope that makes sense to you fellas, and ladies if they are about also.

have i made a mistake and these bits are not compatible? any help is appreciated and look forward to getting to know some people here and learning of some trails around Ireland.

thanks
Jon

[llandai]

Hi Jon, a shimano shifter will not work with a SRAM rear deraileur. For the front deraileur it's doesn't matter but rear shimano/SRAM are not compatible. Either get a shimano rear deraileur or a SRAM shifter.

[Tiernan85]

damn, ok thanks for that.

[smithers]

John you technical God you!!!

[RonanD]

i thought you were going to the pub smithers!

[smithers]

Been there done that, at home now making my way rapidly through a bottle of Bushland Reserve Shiraz Aldi's best at €5.99 sure you can't go wrong. Really nice too!!!!

[Byrner]

good man Tiernan ..I like your style !! but bring that to Stewart in Sprocket Cycles in Bray or the Bike Rack Kids in Cabinteely..I think its a cable issue rather than a Shimano Sram incompatibility issue..no offence bit I doubt incompatibility is a big issue at the lower range like Alivio and X7..
don't quit on it yet..its a piece of machinery..you can make it work !!
Shut up Richardson your are no tecnhincal god..you're just some lad with a bottomless well of money and a load of fields with holes in them !!

[al]

llandi is correct. Its an incompatibility issue best bet is to get a shimano rear mech any one will do the job.

[Byrner]

could you not just take the piss for once Alasdair !! FFS !!

[smithers]

Originally Posted by Byrner

Shut up Richardson your are no tecnhincal god..you're just some lad with a bottomless well of money and a load of fields with holes in them !!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa! but I think the well is filling, so not so much in the well, mind you more in it than mine or yours cause mine is a bottomless tin of tuna I can see the bottom all the time cause its fkin empty