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Bush Tucker Man:
Is there anyone who can help me with a pair of sticky STI levers?
I've just started riding one of my bikes again & the STI levers are annoying me.
The levers are 1998 model RX100 (road groupset) that were on my Raleigh Optima, before transfer onto the frameset they now grace.
(the Optima frameset is for sale :wink: )
The front one will allow upward changes, but does two things out of the ordinary;
1. As the movement is made, the entire lever sticks at a sideways angle.
2. It refuses to down-change onto the small chainring & has to be assisted by pulling on the cable as it runs along the down-tube before complying.
The rear one sticks on up-changes, until at least 3 movements are made (it only moves one gear at a time though, thankfully)
Down-shifts are no problem with it.
Is it a matter of simple lubrication, and possibly new (inner & outer) cables given that the bike had been standing untouched for almost 3 years?
Or is there a more in-depth problem with the levers??
I haven't tried my Dyna-Tech to see if that exhibits the same problem (but that was used once about 18months ago & worked perfectly)
muddymesser:
go for a gearin system by sram thats what i use on my moutain bike n i have had no problems with them
sram trx are the best
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "muddymesser" ---go for a gearin system by sram thats what i use on my moutain bike n i have had no problems with them
sram trx are the best
--- End quote ---
I used to use XT II (thumbshifters) on my Pace Research, & they were superb for the 'hammer' they got racing & getting mud & tree in them.
If I do ride 'cross' again next winter, I'm not too sure about STI levers, as even though a lot of riders use it, bar-end shifters are more reliable in bad conditions
muddymesser:
d u mean shimano xtII???
i know that the shimano deore xt are good
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "muddymesser" ---d u mean shimano xtII???
i know that the shimano deore xt are good
--- End quote ---
Yes.
When I was racing, old timer talking now :roll:
(I gave up totally in about '96)
The hierachy was XTII, then Deore II
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