Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
Save the usable parts- Toss 'em before you tuck 'em away and forget how bad they are-
Hah, yeah, I tossed 'em straight in the dumpster. They're old, entry-level stem shifters that you can find in the parts bin of any co-op in the world, so not really worth trying to save at all.
When my front derailleur cable clamp bolt sheared at the bolt head while I was re-installing my cables, I finally found a use for a Cyclone FD I'd had sitting around, though. I didn't use it after I won it on ebay because the cage was bent slightly upward and it wouldn't shift a triple, but it shifts a 52/42 double just fine, and has an integral cable stop. It was one of those components that I never thought I'd use, but couldn't quite bring myself to throw away.