tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post6366927691921849597..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Bike Shops and Shifters and Simple GreenSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-6479915424996565702010-05-11T17:53:19.430-05:002010-05-11T17:53:19.430-05:00Sure enough, a Google search of "citizen ride...Sure enough, a Google search of "citizen rider pg2000" DOES reveal some interesting and relevant items from the dim past before I became addicted to cafiend's blog. It does pay to look at older blog archives!<br /><br />Velouria, Simple Green is good stuff and reasonably priced. If you wish, I'll also see if I can post the test results SG sent me when we were trying to get it to "eat" metal.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-10897639757452105082010-05-11T14:11:44.926-05:002010-05-11T14:11:44.926-05:00I really need to buy that Simple Green stuff!I really need to buy that Simple Green stuff!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-32748139214300556372010-05-11T13:43:48.738-05:002010-05-11T13:43:48.738-05:00You should read me more attentively, Steve. I hav...You should read me more attentively, Steve. I have been writing for several years about the problem that convinces riders to discard perfectly usable Shimano shifters, as Shimano intended. It's called "earwax." The lube from the factory congeals, sticking the ratchet pawls so they do not engage. It usually starts as an intermittent problem that worsens, mimicking something actually wearing out. You may also experience a sudden onset.<br /><br />Shimano stated in 1990 or '91, the year in which they began to shove this shit down our throats, that STI and Rapidfire shifters could not be serviced. That is true if the problem really requires disassembly and replacement of internal parts, none of which are offered.<br /><br />The best cure I've found for earwax in brifters is PG2000 spray lube. For manual de-earwaxing of MTB shifters, which can be opened up, I use Pro Link chain lube to dissolve the sticky grease. Both these products leave a light lubricating residue, which Simple Green would not.<br /><br />Do NOT use something like White Lightning or Tri Flow. The PTFE particles in them will not enhance your shifting performance and may actually form the basis of a new crop of crud. For the same reason, avoid oily lubes in there.<br /><br />Attempts to open a road Shimano brifter usually end up with a mangled, ruined unit.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-37971547876077987912010-05-10T18:11:35.527-05:002010-05-10T18:11:35.527-05:00The biggest SRAM problem I have is trying to upshi...The biggest SRAM problem I have is trying to upshift with the downshift lever when I go back to Shimano.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-68798828764690855572010-05-10T15:41:28.437-05:002010-05-10T15:41:28.437-05:00Have you ever ridden something equipped with SRAM?...Have you ever ridden something equipped with SRAM? I would be afraid that I might accidentally shift the wrong way when I don't push the lever far enough. Don't know, good excuse to go test ride a new bike :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-36655576527080177342010-05-09T21:47:14.941-05:002010-05-09T21:47:14.941-05:00Your experience is really the story for Shimano ov...Your experience is really the story for Shimano over the last year...lost significant ground to SRAM as well as the move by cyclists to component substitution in group sets. Maybe the 90th anniversary next year will produce some extra efforts to stem the flow begun this year.Sabinnahttp://www.satincesena.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-77809185500378571602010-05-09T20:01:19.935-05:002010-05-09T20:01:19.935-05:00I've recently read a positive review of the Su...I've recently read a positive review of the Sunrace 10 spd brifters ($160) and rear derailleur ($45) if you decide that you want to upgrade to 10 spds but don't want to spend too much money.<br /><br />http://www.sunrace.com/en/products/detail/rs?sku=STRS<br /><br />The review was in the last issue of Bicycle Times.Rat Trap Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123315525301010775noreply@blogger.com