Continuous shifting issues WTF
Bike is an old Trance ~2012 with with a three speed derailer in the front and 10 speeds in the back.
Cassette (XT), Shifters (both XTR), cables and derailers (XTR) are relatively new upgrades (cables new last fall, rest is roughly two to three years old and look new. Bike is kept clean and well lubed). Crank (XT) up front is original. (LBS inspected and suggested replacing the small chain ring which I did.)
Was working flawlessly last fall when it went into storage for the winter.
This spring on my first ride out I had two issues - chain would slip off the small chain ring when emergency shifting to the lowest gear, and chain would skip around on the cassette. Took it to my primary LBS - to fix they shortened the chain a bit, replaced the small chain ring as mentioned, and adjusted both derailers.
Took it for a ride and it still skips around in the back and had problems shifting into the lowest chain ring.
(this is where I'll mention I'm ok with most mechanical bike stuff - ignore my recent fucked up rear triangle post please lol - but I have an embarrassingly poor time adjusting shifters / derailers. In fact I can't even spell derailer..)
I got the front working ok but it would fall off the lowest chain ring when down shifting maybe once per ride. Can't get the rears to stop skipping.
Took it to a new shop, never been but they have perfect reviews online for what that's worth. Got it home, out for a ride and the front wouldn't down shift twice in a strenuous 1.5 hour ride, and the rear skips around the #2 and #9 gears. Played with the barrel adjusters constantly throughout the ride but can't find a good spot.
WTF - am I just having really bad luck with these guys could there be something less obvious going on?
EDITING TO ADD - Didn't mention the chain, it's a SRAM 1051, installed when I got the cassette a couple years ago. Also, I've got it on the stand now - gears work good on stand, but shifting fails when I'm riding - so I sorta see why it left both LBS's not working perfectly.
Continuous shifting issues WTF
8th or whatever on bent hanger. I recently crashed, bike shifted bad on the way home, and I suspected bent hanger and was right, (it's happened before). If you don't have a hanger the frame could be off.