Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Rochester, NY
Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB
If it does need cleaning and lubing it can take quite a while for the liquids to make their way into the tiny gaps and pivots inside the lever. Sometimes when we flush and lube shifters it takes a day or more to have the solvent alone dissolve the gumminess. Andy.