LH 105 8 speed gear/brake lever broken
12-10-05, 05:08 PM
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LH 105 8 speed gear/brake lever broken
My LH (front mech) 8 speed gear/brake lever is no longer working. It wont down shift. It's nothing to do with dirty cables. It wont shift down even without cables attached.
shimano dont have any 8 speed, triple chain set 105 brake/gear levers for sale.
Ebay havent got any for sale.
My local bike shop have suggested a new set of eight speed sora levers (a pair - they wont supply only one) at one hundered pounds (owch).
They have also suggested a 105 equivalent (not sure what this is yet - have asked them) at one hundered and fifty pounds a pair. (double owch).
what do people think?
Any other suggestions??
shimano dont have any 8 speed, triple chain set 105 brake/gear levers for sale.
Ebay havent got any for sale.
My local bike shop have suggested a new set of eight speed sora levers (a pair - they wont supply only one) at one hundered pounds (owch).
They have also suggested a 105 equivalent (not sure what this is yet - have asked them) at one hundered and fifty pounds a pair. (double owch).
what do people think?
Any other suggestions??
12-10-05, 06:04 PM
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your shop probably doesn't know the shimano ST-R500 still exists:
https://bike.shimano.com/catalog/cycl...=1134259393704
It's a 8-speed shifter/brake lever set that is the same as the old 8-speed RSX (what turned into Tiagra, if I remember right)
I see a right hand lever for sale at $97 US dollars..
100 pounds is way too much to pay for Sora.
https://bike.shimano.com/catalog/cycl...=1134259393704
It's a 8-speed shifter/brake lever set that is the same as the old 8-speed RSX (what turned into Tiagra, if I remember right)
I see a right hand lever for sale at $97 US dollars..
100 pounds is way too much to pay for Sora.
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Originally Posted by tegwen Northam
My LH (front mech) 8 speed gear/brake lever is no longer working. It wont down shift. It's nothing to do with dirty cables. It wont shift down even without cables attached.
shimano dont have any 8 speed, triple chain set 105 brake/gear levers for sale.
Ebay havent got any for sale.
My local bike shop have suggested a new set of eight speed sora levers (a pair - they wont supply only one) at one hundered pounds (owch).
They have also suggested a 105 equivalent (not sure what this is yet - have asked them) at one hundered and fifty pounds a pair. (double owch).
what do people think?
Any other suggestions??
shimano dont have any 8 speed, triple chain set 105 brake/gear levers for sale.
Ebay havent got any for sale.
My local bike shop have suggested a new set of eight speed sora levers (a pair - they wont supply only one) at one hundered pounds (owch).
They have also suggested a 105 equivalent (not sure what this is yet - have asked them) at one hundered and fifty pounds a pair. (double owch).
what do people think?
Any other suggestions??
12-11-05, 10:17 AM
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You see a problem, I see opportunity.
Shifters, cassette and a new chain will 9-speed your bike. If it was my bike (and it's not) I'd be checking ebay for some lightly used 9-speed stuff from somebody who just has to have 10=speed.
Shifters, cassette and a new chain will 9-speed your bike. If it was my bike (and it's not) I'd be checking ebay for some lightly used 9-speed stuff from somebody who just has to have 10=speed.
