1995 Trek 1220 needs some work
08-21-14, 02:53 PM
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1995 Trek 1220 needs some work
I decided to take in my old bike and get it ready to ride. I new it needed a good tune up and new tires. I was expecting about $200.
But the brifters are dead. Luckily they can get replacements for the 7 speed cassette but now I am looking at about $400.
Part of me is thinking it isn't worth it but the other part of me knows it is a heck of a lot cheaper than a new bike.
But the brifters are dead. Luckily they can get replacements for the 7 speed cassette but now I am looking at about $400.
Part of me is thinking it isn't worth it but the other part of me knows it is a heck of a lot cheaper than a new bike.
08-21-14, 03:19 PM
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If you don't work on bikes, then yes, it's expensive. If the bike hasn't been used in a long time, there may be gunk blocking the cogs that YOU might be able to clean out. You wouldn't know until you did it. Video 8 - Clean and Repair shimano integrated brake shifters (brifters) - YouTube
08-21-14, 03:32 PM
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There's a couple of guys on eBay who will repair early Shimano 7-speed brifters, and warranty their work for less than $60 a pair. Way cheaper than buying new ones.
08-21-14, 04:00 PM
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The older metal 7-speed brifters are much better made than those new all plastic 7-speed brifters in the link.
08-21-14, 04:07 PM
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If I had a set of malfunctioning early 7-speed RSX, RX100, or 105 or 8-speed Ultegra metal brifters (mine are all working at this point), I would try lubricating the snot out of them first, and if that did not fix them, I'd go ahead and send them to be fixed, BEFORE I ever bought a set of the new all plastic 7-speed brifters.
08-21-14, 04:27 PM
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if i went to the LBS and simply handed them the bike and said "fix this" and then asked how much i owed, IMO, i would pretty much be guaranteed to pay about as much as possible. like going into the pro shop at the country club and buying a new set of clubs and bag and clothes... well just about ANYTHING. 
08-22-14, 12:56 AM
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if i went to the LBS and simply handed them the bike and said "fix this" and then asked how much i owed, IMO, i would pretty much be guaranteed to pay about as much as possible. like going into the pro shop at the country club and buying a new set of clubs and bag and clothes... well just about ANYTHING.
08-22-14, 08:10 AM
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To be fair, my LBS did look at cheaper options. They found some tires that had been taken off a brand new bike when the buyer upgraded. They looked for the 7 speed shifters instead of telling me I needed a new cassette as well.
Yeah, I do need to learn to work on my bike.
Yeah, I do need to learn to work on my bike.
08-27-14, 01:13 PM
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7 speed shifters are delayed 3-4 weeks. My other option was to go 8x2 which would just annoy me.
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