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Arthur Shapiro
Guest
Well, I knew it was coming. The last few weeks, the rear shifting on my2002
Campy Chorus 2x10 Habanero has gotten quite sloppy. It seems to overshoot or
undershoot at random in both directions, and once in a great while upshifting
fails to do anything at all until I first flick the downshift lever.
It's time to rebuild - right? I haven't tackled this before, and despite
being a pretty competent mechanic it seems a bit intimidating. (Is that a
fair assessment?) Aside from frame repairs or really exotic repair issues
that might crop up every few years, nobody touches my bicycle but I.
But in the back of my mind is replacing them with 2004 Record shifters. Yeah,
they're expensive, but the folks at the Supergo chain (they're about my
closest local shop, having a store a couple miles from home) are having a sale
for under $250 this week. They look attractive, supposedly shift even better
than the earlier ones, and of course would defer the learning curve for the
Ergo overhaul.
Part of me says this is a silly potential expenditure, as the Chorus has
always been a pleasure to use and I have 'em anyway. The other part of me
says I put lots of miles on the machine, ride four days a week with the club,
spend a fair amount of my non-working time in the saddle, and deserve the
luxury of the top-o'-the-line stuff.
Sometimes an impartial third party can be valuable. Whatcha all think?
Art
Campy Chorus 2x10 Habanero has gotten quite sloppy. It seems to overshoot or
undershoot at random in both directions, and once in a great while upshifting
fails to do anything at all until I first flick the downshift lever.
It's time to rebuild - right? I haven't tackled this before, and despite
being a pretty competent mechanic it seems a bit intimidating. (Is that a
fair assessment?) Aside from frame repairs or really exotic repair issues
that might crop up every few years, nobody touches my bicycle but I.
But in the back of my mind is replacing them with 2004 Record shifters. Yeah,
they're expensive, but the folks at the Supergo chain (they're about my
closest local shop, having a store a couple miles from home) are having a sale
for under $250 this week. They look attractive, supposedly shift even better
than the earlier ones, and of course would defer the learning curve for the
Ergo overhaul.
Part of me says this is a silly potential expenditure, as the Chorus has
always been a pleasure to use and I have 'em anyway. The other part of me
says I put lots of miles on the machine, ride four days a week with the club,
spend a fair amount of my non-working time in the saddle, and deserve the
luxury of the top-o'-the-line stuff.
Sometimes an impartial third party can be valuable. Whatcha all think?
Art
