Why does my shifter not stay in place when i change it?

Question

On my gary fisher 26" mountain bike i recently changed the gear cable but i did something wrong so when i try to change gears once i let go of the shifter it goes right back to 8th gear. it does not make the clicking sound anymore when i try to change it. i think it might be the shifter not clicking into place but can anyone help me on what to do to fix this problem?

Answer 1

Yeah you should probably take it into the bike shop, typically they are friendly people ;)

Did you tighten the cable correctly?

Answer 2

So, you took apart the shifter, eh? I guess that you now realize you shouldn't have done that!

You didn't mention what shifter you have but you have either lost a spring, or a ball bearing, or you have snapped off a pawl... all are common occurances when the repair is new to the, er, new mechanic.

All I can say is Bike Shop Time.