Was riding my Trek Navigator 100 tonight and a small piece of plastic fell out of the SRAM 3.0+ twist grip shifter for the front chain ring/derailer. I snapped it back in, but afterwards, instead of 3 distinct shift points (for 3 front chain rings), it had about 6 stops. It was trial and error to find stops which didn't make the front derailer click against the chain, but at least all 3 forward rings would work. About 30 minutes later, the same piece fell out again. Although I snapped it in again, afterwards the shifter would not stay in any position but the first (lowest) front chain ring. Luckily, I was close to home.
Q. -- Is there anything to do but replace the front shifter?
Q. -- Will I have to buy two shifters (left and right)h to fix this?
Q. -- Do I have to change out the derailer(s) as part of this?
Was riding my Trek Navigator 100 tonight and a small piece of plastic fell out of the SRAM 3.0+ twist grip shifter for the front chain ring/derailer. I snapped it back in, but afterwards, instead of 3 distinct shift points (for 3 front chain rings), it had about 6 stops. It was trial and error to find stops which didn't make the front derailer click against the chain, but at least all 3 forward rings would work. About 30 minutes later, the same piece fell out again. Although I snapped it in again, afterwards the shifter would not stay in any position but the first (lowest) front chain ring. Luckily, I was close to home.
Q. -- Is there anything to do but replace the front shifter?
Q. -- Will I have to buy two shifters (left and right)h to fix this?
Q. -- Do I have to change out the derailer(s) as part of this?
My questions were prompted by the concerns that (1) left and right shifters are only sold in pairs? (2) left shifter and front derailer are only sold in sets? You clearly answered that I can buy just the left shifter so I'll do that, but on looking around the 'net, I can't find a single vendor who sells just the left shifter. At least, there are no listings on froogle.google.com.
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mike said:
Replace just the front shifter, about US$25 or so
Thanks for your answer.
My questions were prompted by the concerns that (1) left and right shifters are only sold in pairs? (2) left shifter and front derailer are only sold in sets? You clearly answered that I can buy just the left shifter so I'll do that, but on looking around the 'net, I can't find a single vendor who sells just the left shifter. At least, there are no listings on froogle.google.com.
Thanks again.
You're in luck - Nashbar has several front-only GripShifters on closeout right now, as low as $5.
They have both indexed and micro-indexed. I prefer the micro-indexed, (3 or 4 clicks per chainring) so you can trim the front derailleur as you shift across the rear. YMMV.
