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D/A Shifter lubrication
In category Tech issues
Written by deathstar

After 3 years of riding and racing my Dura-ace right shifter died during the race..

Since I replaced it, I'd like to ask anyone who knows , if I need to put some grease inside shifter..

By the same token, when i got d/a hubs, there was verylittle grease on them and people recommended taking them apart and re-greasing them with heavy grease.., and I was wondering if I should stuff shifters with s

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re:8 speed STI problems
In category Tech issues
Written by bwalker

Hi - I have Ultegra 8 speed on my winter beater. They have about
15,000 miles on them, about 12K when this was my primary bike and about 3 k of bad-weather use. Noticing the following problems:

L hand shifter - when upshifting, doesn't "catch" and cable slips back, making me unable to get to the big ring. After 4 or 5 tries, it will catch in the intermediate trim position, then I can shift up to

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re:comparing speedplay x/1, bebop deluxe, eggbeaters triple ti
In category Tech issues
Written by darkwrath

yup, its christmas time and my second pair of performance ti-mg pedals died within 12 months, with pedal body falling apart from screws pulling out of the soft mg... I'm looking at options, and most of the threads I found comparing speedplay, bebop, and eggbeater were pretty old so I thought I'd ask for comments.

what I've found so far is that the top three are pretty close in total weight when y

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