ShimanNO [censored]!!! 105 STI...

"richard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Could someone please tell me why the &$^# ShimaNO 105 9-spd STY levers
have that little ledge at the edge of the shift cable socket so one
can't just push the remains of a frayed cable back out????

Oh yeah, any hints at how to get the knob over the edge so I can put in
a new cable? I mean, I know the shifters are disposable, but they're
expensive (foolishly priced at about the same price as Centaur Ergo's)
disposables!

Thanks!

Make sure that your shifter is "shifted" (by pushing the little lever in
multiple times, and having tension on the cable simultaneously) all the way.
I've never had problems removing cables from the shifters, frayed or
otherwise.

Well, thanks to my collection of tiny little tools from my model
building days, I got the old cable out...

There's a small slot through that stupid lip. I risked a fine
screwdriver that acted as a wedge to lift the knob up above the level of
the lip. Then, using a pin vise to hold a 1/16" drill bit, I was
eventually able to push it out (after jabbing frayed cable ends into my
finger tip more times than I care to think about...)

It was really making me wish for the days of friction down tube shifters
and 6-spd blocks, except there's no way to mount them on that frame.

richard said:

Could someone please tell me why the &$^# ShimaNO 105 9-spd STY levers
have that little ledge at the edge of the shift cable socket so one
can't just push the remains of a frayed cable back out????

Oh yeah, any hints at how to get the knob over the edge so I can put in
a new cable? I mean, I know the shifters are disposable, but they're
expensive (foolishly priced at about the same price as Centaur Ergo's)
disposables!

Thanks!

richard-<< Oh yeah, any hints at how to get the knob over the edge so I can put
in
a new cable? I mean, I know the shifters are disposable, but they're
expensive (foolishly priced at about the same price as Centaur Ergo's)
disposables! >><BR><BR>

sharpened spoke, stick it in there, Poor design, duplicated in higher end
STI...

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