Dura-Ace shifters - junk?!
12-22-05, 02:56 PM
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With 9sp Dura-Ace its usually the RH shifter that either wears and misses shifts or gets dirt in it by riding with others in front of you in the rain. Shimano will supply a replacement main lever assembly is its at fault. Go back to your local Shimano dealer and they will sort it.Go now and don't witter on about Shimano being crap. There are too many negative vibes on this website.
12-22-05, 03:13 PM
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Another guy with thousands of miles on D/A. Again three year warranty.
If it is cold where the bike is stored the grease can get hard enough to not let the ratchets return. This usually happens on older shifters. Flushing out the shifter can help this.
The rebuildability of Campy is nice. It is only cheap if you do it yourself tho. Also some of the parts that tend to break are nbot replaceable by themselves. The shiftlever(the one behind the brake lever) has a spring i've seen break several times. You have to get the whole shiftlever to replace the spring, it is about a third the cost of a complete shifter(For Record.) You an fit a Chorus one, which will half the price. That is a good feature of of Campy, they have a alot of interchangeablility
If it is cold where the bike is stored the grease can get hard enough to not let the ratchets return. This usually happens on older shifters. Flushing out the shifter can help this.
The rebuildability of Campy is nice. It is only cheap if you do it yourself tho. Also some of the parts that tend to break are nbot replaceable by themselves. The shiftlever(the one behind the brake lever) has a spring i've seen break several times. You have to get the whole shiftlever to replace the spring, it is about a third the cost of a complete shifter(For Record.) You an fit a Chorus one, which will half the price. That is a good feature of of Campy, they have a alot of interchangeablility
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12-22-05, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rev.Chuck
That is a good feature of of Campy, they have a alot of interchangeablility
12-23-05, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim Bonnet
Yeah..
This guy has made a total of 6 posts on this board all bashing shimano d/a shifters that are still under warranty and now wants to send them in for a rebuild.
Something is wrong with this picture.
-j
This guy has made a total of 6 posts on this board all bashing shimano d/a shifters that are still under warranty and now wants to send them in for a rebuild.
Something is wrong with this picture.
-j
Smells like a marketing ploy. I'd bet money this guy is somehow connected to a competitor of Shimano.
12-23-05, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
Quality wise Campy may not be better than Shimano. But it is much easier getting the replacement parts for Campy over Shimano. Why doesn't Shimano offer the same servicability as Campy? You can even change Campy Ergos from 9 to 10 speed, as well as being able to fix them. Shimano's disposable mentality.
12-23-05, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by NJWheelBuilder
You're right. Shimano's parts tend to be disposable. I guess it's a different business philosophy. Turns out, they are about the same price too. That surprised me since Campy is usually more money.
Campy shifters are not too expensive relative to Shimano, it's everything else that gets you.
12-23-05, 09:07 AM
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This is a long thread at this point so I haven't read all the responses. One thing that we run into with Shimano shifters in Minnesota is that they are easily effected by cold. The original grease is thick and gets stiffer when cold. I have revived many shifters by flushing them with White Lightning Clean Streak and relubing with a light oil.
12-25-05, 02:54 PM
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Maybe I'm dense...what's the problem with his shifters? I read through this whole thread twice and haven't seen him actually explaining what the problem is, just that they're "junk".
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12-25-05, 03:01 PM
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The guy is a troll. Plain and simple. I suggest the mods delete the thread.
I've had multiple crashes on my ultegra shifters, shift HUNDREDS of times daily for a year, they still work like new.
I've had multiple crashes on my ultegra shifters, shift HUNDREDS of times daily for a year, they still work like new.
12-25-05, 09:04 PM
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I was looking through a box on my bench for some graphite-grease to lube up a pilot-bearing for a clutch-job I was doing over the weekend. Found a tube of valve-grinding compound. He must've been accidently lubing up his shifters with sand! 
12-26-05, 07:54 AM
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What about DA barcons? People that complain about brifters may have a point, as they seem to have a lot of issues? two of my bikes have 9sp DuraAce barcons, and have never seen any problems there.....oh, it's a brifter thing. You racer types are funny folk.....if the OP is a manufacturers' troll, maybe SRAM is getting ready to release a roadbike shifter system soon......
12-26-05, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Bekologist
What about DA barcons? People that complain about brifters may have a point, as they seem to have a lot of issues? two of my bikes have 9sp DuraAce barcons, and have never seen any problems there.....oh, it's a brifter thing. You racer types are funny folk.....if the OP is a manufacturers' troll, maybe SRAM is getting ready to release a roadbike shifter system soon......
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