why do sti or ergo shifters/brakes cost too much?
03-29-05, 04:17 AM
#1
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 226
Bikes: Pedal Force ZX3
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
why do sti or ergo shifters/brakes cost too much?
The price on these is crazy.
03-29-05, 07:25 AM
#2
Industrial Strength BS
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 324
Bikes: Cervelo Soloist, QR Kilo
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
They are expensive but there is no shortage of people willing to pay for them. It all goes back to supply and demand.
03-29-05, 07:39 AM
#3
Blast from the Past
Answer: Because there are so many of us out there willing to pay $400 for a seat.
03-29-05, 07:58 AM
#4
Banned.
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Towson, MD
Posts: 4,020
Bikes: 2001 Look KG 241, 1989 Specialized Stump Jumper Comp, 1986 Gatane Performanc
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I don't think they are that expensive:
https://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=LD9411
Considering you will get 2-3 years out of them before overhaul it's pretty cheap.
https://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=LD9411
Considering you will get 2-3 years out of them before overhaul it's pretty cheap.
03-29-05, 08:15 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 9,428
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Originally Posted by galen_52657
I don't think they are that expensive:
https://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=LD9411
Considering you will get 2-3 years out of them before overhaul it's pretty cheap.
https://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=LD9411
Considering you will get 2-3 years out of them before overhaul it's pretty cheap.
03-29-05, 10:18 AM
#6
"Great One"
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Might as well be underwater because I make less drag than a torpedoE (no aero bars here though)
Posts: 4,463
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by sydney
I just bought centaur 10 on sale with a coupon at nashbar for $116.
Sydney, do you know to get around paying $40 for a genuine Campy cable set-up. I think Galen_52657 told me how to do it one time, but I forgot.
I think you can use regular brake? cables, but you have to do something to the shifter? cables (I'm not clear on this at all)
03-29-05, 10:20 AM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 9,428
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway
Nice thing about those levers at AE Bike is that they come with the Campy Cable set.
Sydney, do you know to get around paying $40 for a genuine Campy cable set-up. I think Galen_52657 told me how to do it one time, but I forgot.
I think you can use regular brake? cables, but you have to do something to the shifter? cables (I'm not clear on this at all)
Sydney, do you know to get around paying $40 for a genuine Campy cable set-up. I think Galen_52657 told me how to do it one time, but I forgot.
I think you can use regular brake? cables, but you have to do something to the shifter? cables (I'm not clear on this at all)
03-29-05, 10:35 AM
#8
Banned.
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Towson, MD
Posts: 4,020
Bikes: 2001 Look KG 241, 1989 Specialized Stump Jumper Comp, 1986 Gatane Performanc
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by sydney
Alot of cables are generic or universal and work with campy or shimano. The campy specific stuff uses smaller heads. A dremel too with an abrasive attachment is the fix.
