Hi I am trying to convert a hybrid bike(trek 7.2fx) to feature a drop bar instead of the original flat bar. I have installed the drop bar and got a pair of tektro rl520 for the brake lever. Everything is fine however I want to keep the original rapid fire shifters (shimano st-ef51) but take off the brake levers attached to it and use the tektros that I purchased instead. Does anyone know how to take the brake levers off the rapid fire shifter as I have tried looking for a way to take it off and cannot find out how to do it. Thanks
fools errand..
instead, consider replacing the stem, and every thing connected to it..
un hook the 4 cable clamps, at the brakes and derailleurs , and pull the whole thing off as a unit,
put it in a box and start over.. another stem, bars, shifters, brake levers, cables, housing, the works..
Perhaps another whole bike? thats simpler..