Bicycle Mechanics - SHIMANO Sora 7 speed Double Shifter/Brake levers...

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Do these still exist??? Please say they do. Nobody seems to have them anymore. Where can they be found???
Thanks!
- Tim
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31T326BNMYL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-Sora-St-3300-7-Speed-Shifters/dp/B000A7Q656
joejack951
01-26-09, 05:32 PM
http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?id=78143
Hawaiiwrench
01-26-09, 05:34 PM
Sorry, afaik even the 8-speed ones are discontinued...
Bar end shifters?
New drivetrain components?
edit: nice find Joejack.
Wow! Good looking out Joejack. I think the ST-3300 are the 7 speed/double ones I'm looking for. It sucks bad that they stopped making them!
miamijim
01-27-09, 08:44 AM
Shoot me a PM...I may have some 7-speed levers.
EDIT: Looks like they're a 2X8 RSX pair....
Retro Grouch
01-27-09, 08:58 AM
Wow! Good looking out Joejack. I think the ST-3300 are the 7 speed/double ones I'm looking for. It sucks bad that they stopped making them!
That's the thing that I like least about Shimano.
A year or so ago I actually bought a set of 9-speed Ultegra levers to keep as spares because I have two bikes that use them and I'm thinking that when they die Ultegra level replacements won't be available.
HillRider
01-27-09, 10:15 AM
That's the thing that I like least about Shimano.
A year or so ago I actually bought a set of 9-speed Ultegra levers to keep as spares because I have two bikes that use them and I'm thinking that when they die Ultegra level replacements won't be available.
Shimano isn't the only one. 8-speed Campy is very much an orphan. 9-speed Campy is getting difficult to find and I expect the service parts are too. Since there were two 9-speed versions, it's even trickier.
Campy has also changed their 10-speed shifters twice. First was the '06 and earlier, next was the "QS" and "Ultrashift" for '09. Now that 11-speed is out, it will be interesting to see how long 10-speed is supported.
joejack951
01-27-09, 03:40 PM
Shimano isn't the only one. 8-speed Campy is very much an orphan. 9-speed Campy is getting difficult to find and I expect the service parts are too. Since there were two 9-speed versions, it's even trickier.
Campy has also changed their 10-speed shifters twice. First was the '06 and earlier, next was the "QS" and "Ultrashift" for '09. Now that 11-speed is out, it will be interesting to see how long 10-speed is supported.
In another thread, I commented that it seemed as though Shimano was continuing to support the older groupsets by keeping 7 and 8 speed stuff in production when you stated the opposite. When I attempted to find Sora levers as of this post, I admittedly did not come across nearly the number of choices that I expected to find. It does seem as though Shimano has decided to stop making at least 7 speed Sora, or distributors are reluctant to stock it these days. Either way, I stand somewhat corrected :)
Shimano isn't the only one. 8-speed Campy is very much an orphan. 9-speed Campy is getting difficult to find and I expect the service parts are too. Since there were two 9-speed versions, it's even trickier.
Campy has also changed their 10-speed shifters twice. First was the '06 and earlier, next was the "QS" and "Ultrashift" for '09. Now that 11-speed is out, it will be interesting to see how long 10-speed is supported.
Tell me about it HillRider. No matter what anyone says, early and late 9 sp don't play nice together either. At least Campy still sells Ergo gears to downgrade post 98 brifters to 8 sp.
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