Thanks! I'm going to give it a shot. Kent's blog is a favorite. Philip
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Mitchell Gass <[email protected]>wrote: > Philip, > > I've gotten at least four sets of 7- and 8-speed Shimano Rapid Fire > shifters working again using Kent Peterson's advice at > > http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/**2012/03/fixing-gummy-indexed-** > shifters.html<http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2012/03/fixing-gummy-indexed-shifters.html> > > The stuff he recommends, PB B'laster Penetrating Catalyst, is available at > many hardware and auto parts stores, and it's great. I find it works best > to take the outer covers off the shifters, so that I can see the ratchets > and get the lube on the proper surfaces, but I've never had to do any > disassembly beyond that. > > Kent's blog is great, BTW, with a nice mix of ride reports, gear info, and > general musings. He's a very good writer. > > Mitchell Gass > > At 01:41 PM 12/9/2012, Philip Williamson wrote: > >> I'm fixing up my friend's bike, and her trigger shifters are toast. She >> can use 2 out of 3 rings in the front, and 1 out of 7 cogs in the back. The >> shifters appear molded in with the brake levers, which is a drag, since the >> levers work fine. It's an otherwise serviceable Trek 820 with fat slicks, >> and it would be a great bike when it goes again. I don't think she actually >> needs more than one gear, but I'm not going to make that decision for her. >> >> I'm looking for a set of usable Shimano 7 speed shifters, or cheap thumb >> shifters and separate levers. If anyone knows how to rebuild trigger >> shifters, I'm open to that, as well. >> >> Random goodies I have to trade from the parts bin: fat 700c tires, a >> single new 650b Marathon Supreme, some newish XL Riv tee shirts (RONA, >> Freddy Hoffman). Two styles of MTB bar ends. Front derailleurs. A single >> Tektro road lever (fat hood style). A single speed tensioner. Small bills. >> Stuff like that. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Philip >> >> www.biketinker.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >> msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8L_**VaN1ZgXoJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8L_VaN1ZgXoJ> >> . >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> >> . >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
