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04-19-02, 08:42 PM
Howdy:
I take good care of my bike and they last a long time. So when I bought my new bike the new technology and gizmos are quite different from before, The brake levers and shift levers are combined. It appears to me this means I must repair/replace cables differently than on the old fashioned brakes, which were on the bars; and shifters, which were on the stem or down tube. They appear harder to get to.
Is this the case or is it simply a case of taking the pieces apart carefully and reassembling them in reverse order? I know now my bottom bracket is a sealed unit, the pride I used to feel each month or so when I opened it up, tightened and repaired it will be no longer! Heck is it getting to the point where most repairs will have to be done in the shop, almost like a car? Or no? I'd like to hear from you folks out there.
roughstuff
I take good care of my bike and they last a long time. So when I bought my new bike the new technology and gizmos are quite different from before, The brake levers and shift levers are combined. It appears to me this means I must repair/replace cables differently than on the old fashioned brakes, which were on the bars; and shifters, which were on the stem or down tube. They appear harder to get to.
Is this the case or is it simply a case of taking the pieces apart carefully and reassembling them in reverse order? I know now my bottom bracket is a sealed unit, the pride I used to feel each month or so when I opened it up, tightened and repaired it will be no longer! Heck is it getting to the point where most repairs will have to be done in the shop, almost like a car? Or no? I'd like to hear from you folks out there.
roughstuff