dylan 84

I bought a used Giant OCR 3 (2004 model I think) and it has rapid fire shifters on the top....like you would find on a mountain bike, then it has brake levers near the drops. Did Giant ever make a OCR 3 set up like this? or did the owner replace the STI with this crap?


There isn't even any screw holding the brake levers or shifters down. They all kinda just stay on cause it appears the mounts are too small for the bars.



Also, the front small and second chainring make horrible noises...I was told the bike just needed tuned, but I wonder if this is related to the rapid fire shifter set up?

tim00gle

It's definitely not supposed to be like that. Mountain-style shifters are meant for a 25.4mm bar, which would explain the lack of screws used to hold it onto a 26.0mm road bar.

If its also a road drive train, the FD pulls are not compatible with the shifters. That would explain the horrible noises.

Get that bike returned.

dylan 84

Craigslist buy so I can't return it :/

I can just get some Sora STI levers installed right?

Quijibo187

this thread NEEDS PICS!

yeah, installing some sti levers will fix the problem.

rpmxs

^ he said it. I have got to see pics of this.

z415

Might be a hassle since I suspect those shifters are jammed in there. Why anyone would that is beyond me.

dylan 84

I'll post pics soon. I'm gonna Email the seller and inquire about this.

dylan 84

It's beyond me as well. I can't wait to hear the sellers reason. As far as removing the current stuff, I am sure if I remove the tape I can slide everything off with some pliers. Worst case scenario, new bars.


Pain in the butt though. I thought $200 was a good deal but now...I don't know.

cedricbosch

Post pics and email thread with seller please!!!

dylan 84

Soon as the seller replies to my Email I'll post it.


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Pharmr

wow....that's a pretty weird setup...definately changed by the owner.

mooxster

you didn't see this before buying the bike?

Apus^2

Amazing. Cut 'em of with a dremmel? Yeah, get rid of that **** and put some sora levers on it and you are good to go. Or spend $35 at nashbar and get a new profile design h20 handlebar.

somebadlemonade

you might want to try these if it's a 10s
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product..._200313_200467
only $120

JeffS

WTF didn't you ask the original owner before you bought the bike?

somebadlemonade

ebay the shifters it looks like, or he broke them and just put on some crap he had laying around just to sell the bike

dylan 84

I didn't. I was late for an important meeting and picked the bike up on the way. I didn't even ride it before buying it...I just handed him the $200, took the bike, and left in a hurry.


He was asking $350, so I thought I was getting a good deal at $200...even if it did need "tuned" as he said.
I kinda wanted to get the bike before anyone else offered him full price...and the only time I could meet him that day was before my meeting.


I didn't notice the weird set up until I got home...confused yet?


If all I need is STI shifters then it's all good. I really like the bike.

Pharmr

what are the rest of the components?....hopefully that's all he changed

dylan 84

I texted him.


Me: Do you know what happened to the STI shifters?

Him: No

Me: The bike came this way?

Him: Yes

Me: I thought you said you bought it new. Giant made a road bike with MTB shifters?

Him: I don't know


Bleh.

Why would you try to rip someone off who knows A. where you live and B. where you park your BMW?


.....

bdcheung

that's what you get for rushing through things and not paying attention to the details.

MrCrassic 

Well...sorry to say this, but you definitely got the shaft. That's why you don't buy things in a hurry with Craigslist, especially bikes.

Send it to a shop and have them take a look at it, as well as quote you for switching it over to a proper setup.

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Ratfish

F these thread-Freds...it sounds like you got a decent deal either way. Just buy the shifters you want, have a shop install them and sell the old ones. Slight hassle, but not the end of the world.

somebadlemonade

if the frame and most of the components are in good shape, and the only thing you have to switch over are the brifters and maybe handlebars, that a pretty good deal still, just not as awesome as you hoped

rpmxs

I find those pics hilarious. Certainly an interesting exercise in engineering.

And yeah, it seems like you still got a decent deal so I wouldn't sweat it. Like others have said, just find some cheap brifters and maybe a new bar and you will be set. Should solve the problem of the horrible noises.

wfrogge