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Greg
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I have a couple of sets of 600 Ultegra 8sp STI levers from the early to
mid 90's. They have both seen thousands of miles and have spent the
last 4 or 5 years in a box. I am building a "beater" bike for nasty
weather riding and trying to piece it together with stuff I have,
including these shifters. They seem to downshift fine, but the shifter
doesn't always engage properly on up-shifts and I need to throw the
lever several times for the mechanism to "catch" and engage the
derailleur. If I apply a light pulling tension on the cable with my
other hand as I shift, it seems to engage more reliably. I seem to
remember an issue with either this model of shifter, the derailleur, or
both. I can't seem to recall if these are serviceable or disposable.
Can any of you fine folks share any tips on servicing, repairing or
just making them work a little better?
TIA.
Greg
mid 90's. They have both seen thousands of miles and have spent the
last 4 or 5 years in a box. I am building a "beater" bike for nasty
weather riding and trying to piece it together with stuff I have,
including these shifters. They seem to downshift fine, but the shifter
doesn't always engage properly on up-shifts and I need to throw the
lever several times for the mechanism to "catch" and engage the
derailleur. If I apply a light pulling tension on the cable with my
other hand as I shift, it seems to engage more reliably. I seem to
remember an issue with either this model of shifter, the derailleur, or
both. I can't seem to recall if these are serviceable or disposable.
Can any of you fine folks share any tips on servicing, repairing or
just making them work a little better?
TIA.
Greg