I have Campy Mirage 9 spd Ergos and a 30 - 42 - 52 racing triple on my bicycle. The other day I shifted the front derailleur onto the granny gear while going up a hill.
When I changed back to the 42 tooth middle ring I was then unable to shift back down into the granny ring.
I have hung the bike up and tried shifting but the only way I can get onto the granny ring up front is to hold the long upshift lever while depressing the thumb button.
I don't think this is practical on the road and fear I might break something.
There are less than 2 thousands kilometers on this bicycle.
Can some one suggest a possible home-fix for this problem?
I have Campy Mirage 9 spd Ergos and a 30 - 42 - 52 racing triple on my bicycle. The other day I shifted the front derailleur onto the granny gear while going up a hill.
When I changed back to the 42 tooth middle ring I was then unable to shift back down into the granny ring.
I have hung the bike up and tried shifting but the only way I can get onto the granny ring up front is to hold the long upshift lever while depressing the thumb button.
I don't think this is practical on the road and fear I might break something.
There are less than 2 thousands kilometers on this bicycle.
Can some one suggest a possible home-fix for this problem?
Thanking you in advance for all serious replies.
Sounds like maybe a frayed der cable or something else. Tough to say w/o seeing it but a take apart of ther lever may be called for. Does the lever work with the cable disconnected?
I have Campy Mirage 9 spd Ergos and a 30 - 42 - 52 racing triple on my bicycle. The other day I shifted the front derailleur onto the granny gear while going up a hill.
When I changed back to the 42 tooth middle ring I was then unable to shift back down into the granny ring.
I have hung the bike up and tried shifting but the only way I can get onto the granny ring up front is to hold the long upshift lever while depressing the thumb button.
I don't think this is practical on the road and fear I might break something.
There are less than 2 thousands kilometers on this bicycle.
Can some one suggest a possible home-fix for this problem?
Thanking you in advance for all serious replies.
Sounds like maybe a frayed der cable or something else. Tough to say w/o seeing it but a take apart of ther lever may be called for. Does the lever work with the cable disconnected?
Thanks very much Peter.
I disconnected the front derailleur cable and the downshift button then worked fine. So I then removed the lever and a broken plastic cable-housing ferrule fell out. Oddly enough there was a metal cable housing ferrule on the cable housing as well. Seems there were two ferrules for some weird reason.
