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Originally Posted by DaveSSS (Post 10465187)

Just as a counterpoint, I've read postings that claim the aluminum model spring retainer to be more failure prone. I've never had one break in the 15 years I've been riding Campy, but some of my shifters only had 7-8,000 miles on them when I sold them, as I moved on from 8-9-10-11 speed, always in the the very first year of production. I never had a g-spring totally wear out or break either, but I have replaced them just as a precaution.

The new ultrashift lever have no g-springs to wear out and they are so much easier to work on, if ever needed.

Well, I'm hoping that especially since they've now reinforced the base of that post on the aluminum parts, they will be durable. My husband wants to get a couple years more use out of these, until he wants 11-speed, most likely. Then we'll switch his Serotta over to the Ultrashift levers, which really do seem to be a better design. Thanks for doing that detailed post on Roadbikereview forum, with all the parts laid out!

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Originally Posted by FBinNY (Post 10465384)

Plastic or metal, I don't think it makes a world of difference. What's sad is Campagnolo's apparent inability to learn from their own mistakes.

Originally the metal part was of the same basic design as this one and worked fine for a while. Then suddenly they started to have a breakage problem, possibly because of a bad batch. They modified the part by adding reinforcing gussets at the base of the leg, and that virtually eliminated any breakage issues.

My question is, having learned that the gusset bought them a higher margin of safety and virtually eliminated breakage, why in the world did they drop it when they changed to the composite (plastic, carbon, whatever) material? It just doesn't make any sense to me given the their history with this part.

My thoughts exactly. Although I must say, having just lived in Italy for a year, it's a little clearer to me that decisions of any kind are often based on something other than logic, there.

Actually u can get the part in metal, Campagnolo 10 red came with the part u have broken in metal (aluminum).

Europarts or something like that has it.

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Originally Posted by ultraman6970 (Post 10467864)

Actually u can get the part in metal, Campagnolo 10 red came with the part u have broken in metal (aluminum).

Europarts or something like that has it.

Yep! That's what I'm getting. Branfordbike.com is in Seattle, and they even already shipped it. Here's the link in case anyone else needs one of these. It also takes a different bushing than the plastic part, so that's on the way too.

http://branfordbike.com/product/camp...t-side-562.htm

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Originally Posted by ultraman6970 (Post 10465146)

simplify this is out of topic but from what i can see you are a girl, do you have a sister? just asking because i would love to have my wife taking care of this kind of things hehehe... Just in case in you tube you can find a video showing how to take apart and put the brifter all together.

:)

I too am quite impressed by a chick who rebuilds Ergolevers : )