biker7

New to the Campy Ergo Shifter scene (Veloce 10 speed in this case) and want to remove my bar tape and slightly reposition the Ergo Shifter/Brake Levers. A couple of questions please:
How do you remove the rubber covers without tearing them? I found the brifter retaining clamp allen screw that secures the lever mechanism to the bar in an exploded view on a web site and can peel back the cover to see the allen head but access to the allen screw is very difficult with the cover in place. What do you guys do? Do you remove the cover first then loosen the allen? If so how do you get it off? Last question is...when removing or installing bar tape do you always tape around the cover by lifting the pliable cover edge as you go in effect tucking the tape slightly under the rubber cover? I presume you do not install the cover after your tape job.
Thanks for any advice.
George

demoncyclist

You just fold the hood back over itself. You don't need to remove the whole thing. Tape it back up then unfold the hood over the new tape.

biker7

Thanks for your response Demoncyclist. Do you know how to get to the allen screw which is buried under the rubber cover to remove the lever assembly from the bar? When I fold the cover from back to front...can't seem to get an allen wrench on the allen screw from the back side by folding the cover forward. Access through the front under the cover to the screw is also very difficult. Any tricks to get to the screw so I can remove the lever assembly from the bar?
Thanks,
George

biker7

300 bikers on this forum and many of whom with Campy and nobody knows how to remove an ergo lever cover?...LOL. Guess there is a whole lot of people on here that don't turn a wrench on their own bikes. I figured it out.
George

Rev.Chuck

The upper front of the hood, right above the logo is held in place by a protrusion that fits into the plastic. If you grab either side of the rubber hood and squueze and push forward it will come loose. Then you can slide an allen wrench under the rubber and get it in the bolt.

If you need to remove the hood, use lots of lube like windex or hair spray and it will slip off. Fold the back past the thumb button and then slip the whole thing forward and down.


"300 bikers on this forum and many of whom with Campy and nobody knows how to remove an ergo lever cover?...LOL. Guess there is a whole lot of people on here that don't turn a wrench on their own bikes. I figured it out."

Some of us have this thing called A JOB. I have been home for thirty minutes and am cooking dinner at the moment. Patience is appreciated.

biker7

Thank you Rev for your response. As to having a job...now that is a novel concept. I have one too. I stand by what I wrote. A total of two responses? Many different time zones and walks participate on the board Rev and many of whom have jobs and incidentally some have a fair degree of Campy experience. Few rival your bicycle knowledge and an an even smaller subset are willing to help which was my point. You have great expertise and I always appreciate your advice. A further tip if you haven't tried it to remove Campy covers is to push the Ergo lever pivot pins out and let the levers hang by their respective cables. That way the covers can come off the front more readily. A good tip you provided on adding some lubricant to the covers. My only concern there would be ingress of any product into the shifter mechanism. A bit of heat will also contribute to cover pliability.
Cheers,
George

Rev.Chuck

Don't worry about getting anything in the mech. They atract every bit of muck on the road, wait til you break one of the hairpins and have to take it apart, they are usually filthy. Tapping out the pin and removing the lever is a good idea, I usually do that but I didn't want to bring it up beacause a lot of people don't have to many tools much less a little punch that fits that pin, and I like to back the housing when knocking it out just to take all the load off the housing.

biker7

A good tip Rev on backing the housing for support when tapping out the lever wrist pin.
Still seams easier for me to go in through the back of the cover for access to the allen screw by folding the cover from back to front. I appreciate all the fine technical contributions you make to this board. Haven't had the pleasure of having an ergo lever assy apart but one day likely will as I do all my own bike work if I can.
Thanks again,
George