I'm pretty happy with the new Veloce levers I installed to replace the Shimano barends I used to have. I used the HubBub routing, and they seem to work fine with 9spd. The only thing I miss is the ability know what gear I'm in without looking down. But now I'm wondering what the best method to lube and maintain them might be...?
BTW, after tearing off the crappy plastic seal of the barends and soaking them in Liquid Wrench lube, and then motor oil, they work flawlessly... so made I *will* make some new mounts to position them inside the brakehoods after all. There was a lot of rust colored stuff inside but it might have been dirt...
I'm pretty happy with the new Veloce levers I installed to replace the Shimano barends I used to have. I used the HubBub routing, and they seem to work fine with 9spd. The only thing I miss is the ability know what gear I'm in without looking down. But now I'm wondering what the best method to lube and maintain them might be...?
BTW, after tearing off the crappy plastic seal of the barends and soaking them in Liquid Wrench lube, and then motor oil, they work flawlessly... so made I *will* make some new mounts to position them inside the brakehoods after all. There was a lot of rust colored stuff inside but it might have been dirt...
I just got done rebuilding my left ergo. New springs. You know there aren't a whole lot of moving parts in there. And there aren't any parts that need grease. If anything grease when gooey just makes the innards gummier. I would think that if the lever or thumb button doesn't return in a snappy fashion it's probably the cables that needs changing. Maybe a little flush with WD40 once in a while wouldn't hurt.
Was that a tricky job to take on? Would you recommend it to anyone but a watchmaker?
Donga
Not tricky at all. Like I wrote earlier there aren't a lot of parts in there. It's easy as pie to take apart. The hard part is getting the thumb shifter spring and thumb button back in. That takes some manual dexterity. Before I started to do it I downloaded the PDF from Campy showing the blue print for the shifter. Don't be dissuaded by the blue print because once you take it apart you'll see it's really simple. The thumb button and its return spring is the bugger in the ointment. It took some effort to get the suckers back in and get the retainer bolt through but if you've been eating your "Wheaties" should be no problem. I reckon I could do a refurb job on a Campy shifter in about 30 minutes. My locksmith friend did it in twenty minutes only because he saw the logic of its construction more quickly.
I'm pretty happy with the new Veloce levers I installed to replace the Shimano barends I used to have. I used the HubBub routing, and they seem to work fine with 9spd. The only thing I miss is the ability know what gear I'm in without looking down. But now I'm wondering what the best method to lube and maintain them might be...?
Nothing much needed. about once per 5000 mile OVH if 2006 models(or older), nothing if 2007. Cables and housing will need attention far more often.
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BTW, after tearing off the crappy plastic seal of the barends and soaking them in Liquid Wrench lube, and then motor oil, they work flawlessly... so made I *will* make some new mounts to position them inside the brakehoods after all. There was a lot of rust colored stuff inside but it might have been dirt...
I'm pretty happy with the new Veloce levers I installed to replace the Shimano barends I used to have. I used the HubBub routing, and they seem to work fine with 9spd. The only thing I miss is the ability know what gear I'm in without looking down. But now I'm wondering what the best method to lube and maintain them might be...?
Don't do anything until it is broken or not working properly. This can take a while. Just use them. That's what a do for 30000 km now with Record levers and did with my Chorus levers for 40000 km until I sold that bike.
That's what a do for 30000 km now with Record levers and did with my Chorus levers for 40000 km until I sold that bike.
Oops... I dropped a zero from each of those numbers the first time I read it. I'll be happy with that kind of service life! Somehow, I doubt they will go that long if I ride in the rain, though...
That's what a do for 30000 km now with Record levers and did with my Chorus levers for 40000 km until I sold that bike.
Oops... I dropped a zero from each of those numbers the first time I read it. I'll be happy with that kind of service life! Somehow, I doubt they will go that long if I ride in the rain, though...
My Veloce levers have done 15000 km without any maintenance whatsoever or problems.
I'm pretty happy with the new Veloce levers I installed to replace the Shimano barends I used to have. I used the HubBub routing, and they seem to work fine with 9spd. The only thing I miss is the ability know what gear I'm in without looking down. But now I'm wondering what the best method to lube and maintain them might be...?
BTW, after tearing off the crappy plastic seal of the barends and soaking them in Liquid Wrench lube, and then motor oil, they work flawlessly... so made I *will* make some new mounts to position them inside the brakehoods after all. There was a lot of rust colored stuff inside but it might have been dirt...
I just got done rebuilding my left ergo. New springs. You know there aren't a whole lot of moving parts in there. And there aren't any parts that need grease. If anything grease when gooey just makes the innards gummier. I would think that if the lever or thumb button doesn't return in a snappy fashion it's probably the cables that needs changing. Maybe a little flush with WD40 once in a while wouldn't hurt.
Go to Youtube.com and search for Campagnolo. There are a few videos demonstrating how to service ErgoPower shifter units. --
My Veloce levers have done 15000 km without any maintenance whatsoever or problems.
36000km for my Ultegra 9s so far. And that includes a crash that bent the right one out of shape, so that there's a gap between the internals and the top bit!
My Veloce levers have done 15000 km without any maintenance whatsoever or problems.
36000km for my Ultegra 9s so far. And that includes a crash that bent the right one out of shape, so that there's a gap between the internals and the top bit!
That's good going.
I forgot my Veloce levers had one crash as well, but it just twisted one of them around the handlebars a bit, nothing got broken inside.
And when it isn't working properly and needs "something"... what do you do? Take it apart and grease it... or something else?
I don't know. I'm still waiting for them to break down. I think at that time I bring them to my LBS.
There's a tiny spring inside the Campy lever that wears out. You'll know when it's worn out, because the gears start shifting up automatically. That's when you need to replace the spring.
I recommend taking it in to a shop. Replacing the spring when you've never done it before is a tricky ordeal. The second time is much easier. -- terry morse - Undisocvered Country Tours - http://www.udctours.com/
