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DX-1000 new shifters
I found a dx-1000 for a decent price at $35 and would like to upgrade the shifter to brifters(or whatever they are called). I suck at shifting at the handlebar base and at finding the gear. I had a Ross Europa that I could never get it smoothly in gear. Wondering if this is possible, is it difficult, and what it would entail. Also, is this a good bike.
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My understanding is that Panasonic (that's the maker, right?), and the DX-1000 in particular, is a classic from the 80s. At $35, I'd say you scored. Upgrading can be a real PIA. I hated the downtube shifting, also, but now that I'm used to it, I really appreciate the smoothness and quickness of the action. Brifters kind of suck, and when they don't work well, they're hard/expensive to fix. And, upgrading would actually cost you more than the entire bike--a lot more. You're talking shifters, derailer and cassette, maybe $100 or more, depending on whether or not you do the work yourself. Maybe you could spend $20 to get a nice fellow cyclist to give you a hand learning to use downtube shifters more efficiently, and save yourself the extra dough :D. Good luck and nice score. |
I completely agree with the other poster that brifters are not ideal, and certainly expensive. So I would advice to go with indexed downtube shifters. They are very easy to work with.
I assume the rear spacing is 126 mm and that you use screw-on freewheels at the moment. In that case you could try to get some used 7-speed Shimano dt gear levers (the Dura Ace are nice) and that will work with any 7 speed freewheel. And will work flawlessly once adjusted correctly. If you need more gears, get some 9 speed Dura Ace gear levers and upgrade to Shimano compatible cassette system hubs. The gear levers you will probably have to get new, the wheels are easy to get secondhand. if you go to 9 speed, spread the rear triangle to 130 mm. Not difficult. |
And if you really don't like them, just get bar-end shifters like these: http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/shift...urs/17089.html.
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