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Sram grip shiftters breakage
Is there somthing wrong with me or does the Sram grip shift shifters break
at the toss of a hat? do any one have a scoop on this and if so what did you do about it??? |
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I have used them for 4 years on several bikes and never had a problem.
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wrote in message ink.net... Is there somthing wrong with me or does the Sram grip shift shifters break at the toss of a hat? do any one have a scoop on this and if so what did you do about it??? My LBS keeps a drawerfull of the bloddy things. Apparently, the cheaper versions are hollow, and break quickly, the more expensive versions are solid nylon and take a lot more wear. Having used (and serviced) both, I would have to say this is correct. I have replaced 2 sets of the hollow version, and none of the solid grip shifter sets. |
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Is there somthing wrong with me or does the Sram grip shift shifters break at the toss of a hat? do any one have a scoop on this and if so what did you do about it??? Three years and more than 15,000 km with Rockets on the Speedmachine. Only problem has been losing the little cover for cable replacement on the R/H shifter. - replaced with a piece of gaffer tape. And the ridges have just about worn off. The old Sachs-stylee ones were occasionally a bit blean as the spring inside would lose its springiness and/or break. -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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I don't think SRAM shifters are as tough as Shimano Rapid Fire and
especially Shimano bar-cons. I've replaced a few SRAM shifters in the past year - - MRX level or lower. Twice they failed on the road. I used to think Rapid Fires were too complex, but I've ridden them thousands of trouble free miles. If durability is your #1 goal, opt for bar-cons. Bob Bryant http://www.recumbentcyclistnews.com |
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Bob Bryant wrote:
I don't think SRAM shifters are as tough as Shimano Rapid Fire and especially Shimano bar-cons. I've replaced a few SRAM shifters in the past year - - MRX level or lower. Twice they failed on the road. I used to think Rapid Fires were too complex, but I've ridden them thousands of trouble free miles. If durability is your #1 goal, opt for bar-cons. Bob Bryant http://www.recumbentcyclistnews.com The rear Shimano bar-end shifter has the advantage of a friction mode if the indexing goes off during a ride. In addition, the front bar-end will easily handle oversized chainrings and non-standard chainring spacing, while the front Rabidfire (sic) shifter will not do so well in these situations. -- Tom Sherman – Quad City Area |
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Tom Sherman wrote:
The rear Shimano bar-end shifter has the advantage of a friction mode if the indexing goes off during a ride. In addition, the front bar-end will easily handle oversized chainrings and non-standard chainring spacing, while the front Rabidfire (sic) shifter will not do so well in these situations. What Tom said. Rabidfires are a Work of Stan and their use should be strongly deprecated. Bar-end shifters are OK on the trike, with the bars pointing more or less vertically, but I don't think they mate well with other steering layouts. Does anyone still make proper thumbshifters? -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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"Dave Larrington" wrote in message ... Tom Sherman wrote: The rear Shimano bar-end shifter has the advantage of a friction mode if the indexing goes off during a ride. In addition, the front bar-end will easily handle oversized chainrings and non-standard chainring spacing, while the front Rabidfire (sic) shifter will not do so well in these situations. What Tom said. Rabidfires are a Work of Stan and their use should be strongly deprecated. Bar-end shifters are OK on the trike, with the bars pointing more or less vertically, but I don't think they mate well with other steering layouts. Does anyone still make proper thumbshifters? I can't complain about my cheapie Shimano thumbshifters, keep the cable adjusted and they seem to work well -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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Does anyone still make proper thumbshifters?
I can't complain about my cheapie Shimano thumbshifters, keep the cable adjusted and they seem to work well See http://www.paulcomp.com for some very spiffy thumbies. |
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Dave Larrington wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: The rear Shimano bar-end shifter has the advantage of a friction mode if the indexing goes off during a ride. In addition, the front bar-end will easily handle oversized chainrings and non-standard chainring spacing, while the front Rabidfire (sic) shifter will not do so well in these situations. What Tom said. Rabidfires are a Work of Stan and their use should be strongly deprecated. Bar-end shifters are OK on the trike, with the bars pointing more or less vertically, but I don't think they mate well with other steering layouts... Paul Components "Thumbies" [1] can be used to mount Shimano bar-end shifters on flat bars. [1] http://www.paulcomp.com/thumbmtn.html. -- Tom Sherman – Quad City Area |
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