My Suntour VX LD 1900 shifter just snapped off the clamp as I was adjusting the RD.

I live in Cambodia and ebay isn't so available over here - what would be the outcome in getting a local welder to weld it back on?

Any hints or tips?


What it looks like

What the attached side looks like

The broken side fitted in the clamp but not attached firmly

Thanks

The shifter boss was riveted onto the band. The shifter is screwed onto the boss. It's not worth re-riveting the boss back on. Get another pair of shifters. You might be able to get another band with bosses on it.

You have nothing to lose in having it welded.
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I cannot see the pictures

I can't see pictures, either and I have a box full of Suntour shifters, braze and clamp on. Some are even NOS.

If what you need looks like this (not my picture), let me know. Pretty sure that I had one in my hand this morning.

If you can find what you need here in the states, send it to me and I will bring it back at the end of the month. If I could see your pictures I might have what you need here already and can bring that.

the lever jammed in where it should be (but not secure)


The lever snapped off


The attached front derailleur arm

Thanks randy.jawa - how much would you charge to send it to bwilli88 ? He is in the US at present, but is coming out to Cambodia next month.

This is what I have in my stash and I now understand a PM I got a bit earlier. Where is he in the US and how long before he bails to Cambodia? I am gone in two weeks, for the winter, spending my days closer to the sun. It takes about ten days for a package to reach a destination in the US. Anyway, what I have that might work...

Thanks randyjawa and bwilli88 they aren't quite right and a friend has offered to buy me one from the UK
Nice to know the C&V community are willing to help each other out!

What often takes these shifters out is having the leg on one's shorts catch on a shift lever when jamming out of the saddle.

So when riding in non-cycling shorts, one has to tone it down to a more-casual pace, and be cautious on climbs.

There was a fancy Italian brand of water bottle cage that was popular in the 90's that had the plastic grip plugs pressed in where the wire frame flared out into little wings, and those would similarly catch on trousers or loose shorts, something that could damage the downtube.

And I've had trouser cuffs catch on cotter pins, usually tearing the cuff.

Temporary fix by a Cambodian welder - I hope it holds until my friend posts out a NOS shifter he bought off ebay from a guy in Sweden. Best not to think about the air miles of a Japanese component being shipped to Sweden 35-40 years ago, then flown to the UK and on to Cambodia for my Japanese made bike!