Tiagra is history?
05-05-08 | 03:56 PM
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Tiagra is history?
Dang! I think one of my Tiagra brifters is broken on my LeMond.
I haven't taken it off yet for a good look (or as good a look as I can get, which I hear ain't much) but I'm thinking it's a goner. Tiagra -any 9 speed- shifters are getting hard to find. And they are expensive
There are still people using 9 speed drivetrains, aren't there? Any tricks for fixing these things?
I haven't taken it off yet for a good look (or as good a look as I can get, which I hear ain't much) but I'm thinking it's a goner. Tiagra -any 9 speed- shifters are getting hard to find. And they are expensive
There are still people using 9 speed drivetrains, aren't there? Any tricks for fixing these things?
05-05-08 | 04:03 PM
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I'm not sure exactly what problems you're having, but the most common way to "repair" a shifter like that is to flush the insides with WD-40 thoroughly. The factory grease becomes gum-like with time, and will cause the shifter to malfunction. The same fix is also commonly used for indexed Shimano mountain bike shifters-
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05-05-08 | 05:52 PM
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Shimano R600 is a replacement 9 speed brifter with the normal paddle, as opposed to the little Sora/2200 thumb button
05-05-08 | 06:18 PM
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They're are plenty 9-speed brifters available on ebay. Figure about $100 to $150 depending on whether or not it comes with a left shifter and what level, i.e. Tiagra, 105, Ultegra. Sometimes they sell for less. I figure Dura Ace is a little more than you want to spend.
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05-06-08 | 02:40 PM
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05-06-08 | 04:41 PM
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Not to worry, SKT. Availability of 9-speed components for road bikes is not likely to go the way of the dodo anytime soon! Did your brifter have a recent sudden collision with an immovable object, or did it just stop performing its appointed function?
05-06-08 | 06:54 PM
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I'm not sure exactly what problems you're having, but the most common way to "repair" a shifter like that is to flush the insides with WD-40 thoroughly. The factory grease becomes gum-like with time, and will cause the shifter to malfunction. The same fix is also commonly used for indexed Shimano mountain bike shifters-
Just last week my co-worker revived his 8-speed brifter with this exact technique at the advice of his LBS mechanic. It didn't happen right away. It took a day or two to soften up the hardened grease.
05-06-08 | 07:36 PM
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actually there are several dura ace brifters on ebay right now, some ending soon and under $50.
Damn.
I've got probably the same Tiagra brifters as the OP and they work fine, but the thought of having dura ace would be cool, just be able to look down and see them....
Damn.
I've got probably the same Tiagra brifters as the OP and they work fine, but the thought of having dura ace would be cool, just be able to look down and see them....
05-06-08 | 10:51 PM
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05-07-08 | 12:09 AM
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Sorry, I was a little remiss. The problem is with shifting down.
Or is it up?
Depends how you define things.
If I'm on the 12t in the back, I can shift down 2 or 3 gears (to the 15 and the 18 or whatever they are. You get the idea, I'm sure). Then you twist the shifter and it moves with no resistance and the chain, it move no more. I though at one point I heard a loud "CLICK!" or "CRACK" before it stopped shifting. The cable still seems taut so it's not that. I think, the shifter, she is toast
