hi! downtube shifter question
04-14-10, 12:49 PM
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hi! downtube shifter question
Hi all.
I have a Trek 1220
https://www.bikepedia.com/Quickbike/B...1220&Type=bike
and both my shifters aren't shifting and are basically broken imo. so i've decided to get downtube shifters. I was wondering which of the two options would be the best for me and if neither, which do you recommend?
THANKS!
https://cgi.ebay.com/SunRace-7-Speed-...item53e0b3b052
https://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-600-Ulte...item4aa0394c1d
I have a Trek 1220
https://www.bikepedia.com/Quickbike/B...1220&Type=bike
and both my shifters aren't shifting and are basically broken imo. so i've decided to get downtube shifters. I was wondering which of the two options would be the best for me and if neither, which do you recommend?
THANKS!
https://cgi.ebay.com/SunRace-7-Speed-...item53e0b3b052
https://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-600-Ulte...item4aa0394c1d
04-14-10, 08:17 PM
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hi!
you don't want the first option. your bike already has braze-ons for DT shifters, so you want to utilize them. iirc, shimano 600 levers require slightly different braze-ons, but i could be wrong. your safest/best bet would be to get some 105 7-speed shifters, which will be indexed. those 600 shifters are not indexed.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-105-SIS-...item2a064c5810
you don't want the first option. your bike already has braze-ons for DT shifters, so you want to utilize them. iirc, shimano 600 levers require slightly different braze-ons, but i could be wrong. your safest/best bet would be to get some 105 7-speed shifters, which will be indexed. those 600 shifters are not indexed.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-105-SIS-...item2a064c5810
04-14-10, 08:27 PM
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there is no picture in your bikepedia link. what kind of shifters do you have now? if you already have a shimano 7 spd index why would you want to install friction shifters?
I agree with illwafer a pair of 105 or 600 shifters should work.
600 index shifters do not require a special brazeon boss. there is different 'backing' plates flat and concave so that is the only consideration. but I do not believe the DT is fat enough to require the flat backing plate.
I agree with illwafer a pair of 105 or 600 shifters should work.
600 index shifters do not require a special brazeon boss. there is different 'backing' plates flat and concave so that is the only consideration. but I do not believe the DT is fat enough to require the flat backing plate.
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04-14-10, 08:56 PM
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Get some 105 or 600 tricolor (dark grey) DT shifters. $25-$40
There actually were some here not long ago on a trade thread.
If you really like the bike and ride the hoods, spend $80 on some 7-sp Sora STI shifters, or $100 on some RSX if they're available.
There actually were some here not long ago on a trade thread.
If you really like the bike and ride the hoods, spend $80 on some 7-sp Sora STI shifters, or $100 on some RSX if they're available.
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+1 Fix the STI, or find some ebay replacements. Bike is worth it. Use what you are planning to pay for DT shifters as a partial payment for the STI.
Also, there is a guy in Spartanburg, SC that fixes STI. Give him a shot.
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=100856572916
Also, there is a guy in Spartanburg, SC that fixes STI. Give him a shot.
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=100856572916
