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WTB: 7-speed shifter(s)
Hi all,
I'm trying to recommission an old MTB with an alivio 7-speed drivetrain, but (surprise, surprise) the rear shifter's broken. Does anyone have some 7-speed shifters (or even just one rear one) lying around? They do sell them for $50 at my LBS (Lyneham, ACT) but I'm trying to do this on the cheap I can even offer to swap a spare XT front shifter (rapidfire)! Cheers, //Adam F |
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7-speed shifter(s)
"Adam F" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm trying to recommission an old MTB with an alivio 7-speed drivetrain, but (surprise, surprise) the rear shifter's broken. Does anyone have some 7-speed shifters (or even just one rear one) lying around? They do sell them for $50 at my LBS (Lyneham, ACT) but I'm trying to do this on the cheap I can even offer to swap a spare XT front shifter (rapidfire)! Cheers, //Adam F Try Ebay. There is some here for $9 buy it now... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Alivio-7-spee...QQcmdZViewItem I should think postage won't be more than $10. |
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WTB: 7-speed shifter(s)
On Feb 1, 10:43 pm, "Adam F" wrote:
Hi all, I'm trying to recommission an old MTB with an alivio 7-speed drivetrain, but (surprise, surprise) the rear shifter's broken. Out of curiosity, is it broken or not working? That's not as stupid a question as it seems, the old 7 speed shifters are famous for the grease inside them gumming up after a few (10 or so) years and then the pawls don't work right, and it won't change gear. We regularly get old bikes in with 'broken' shifters that after a good cleanout with solvent and regreasing, work just fine. A lot of LBS's just replace them (and make $ doing so) but often they're quite ok, unless actually physically broken somewhere. Maybe something to try if you haven't already? you'll need a small philips head screwdriver and a solvent, we use brake cleaner because it's convenient and doesn't dissolve the plastic bits. If not, I know we have them lying around for about $20 or so (2nd hand) but we're nowhere near the ACT |
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WTB: 7-speed shifter(s)
On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:56:49 -0800, Bleve wrote:
Out of curiosity, is it broken or not working? That's not as stupid a question as it seems, the old 7 speed shifters are famous for the grease inside them gumming up after a few (10 or so) years and then the pawls don't work right, and it won't change gear. Good point. WD-40 or clones works well as a flush as well, and doesn't seem to have dissolved too many of my older shifters. I tend to use a silicone spray afterwards in the hopes of getting rid of the stickiest residue, but I've no idea if this works at all. Thanks for reminding me to get some more brake cleaner as well. -- Dave Hughes | Never go off on tangents, which are lines that intersect a curve at only one point and were discovered by Euclid, who lived in the 6th century, which was an era dominated by the Goths, who lived in what we now know as Poland." - Nov. 1998 issue of Infosystems Executive. |
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WTB: 7-speed shifter(s)
"Bleve" wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 1, 10:43 pm, "Adam F" wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to recommission an old MTB with an alivio 7-speed drivetrain, but (surprise, surprise) the rear shifter's broken. Out of curiosity, is it broken or not working? That's not as stupid a question as it seems, the old 7 speed shifters are famous for the grease inside them gumming up after a few (10 or so) years and then the pawls don't work right, and it won't change gear. We regularly get old bikes in with 'broken' shifters that after a good cleanout with solvent and regreasing, work just fine. A lot of LBS's just replace them (and make $ doing so) but often they're quite ok, unless actually physically broken somewhere. Maybe something to try if you haven't already? you'll need a small philips head screwdriver and a solvent, we use brake cleaner because it's convenient and doesn't dissolve the plastic bits. If not, I know we have them lying around for about $20 or so (2nd hand) but we're nowhere near the ACT Cheers for the advice - I'm 99% sure it's broken, as the shifter just has no purchase at all when trying to change to a bigger sprocket. I ended up going with the ebay auction above, will see if they arrive in one piece (shipping was US$9). Now I just need to figure out how to install the little buggers - sux being a noob //Adam F |
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