09-13-2012, 07:25 PM
So I seem to have lost the screw that holds the shift lever to the actual brake lever. Has this ever happened to anyone? Any clues on how to fix this? I went to 2 local bike shops and they made it seem like I was out of luck and would have to buy a new shifter, at upwards of a couple of hundred dollars.
The problem is that it doesn't give the lever a pivot point, and therefore won't shift up. Shifting down is no problem, as that is through the acutal brake lever.
I'm assuming that the same screw exists on the front derailleur shifter, and have thought about taking that one out and bringing it to a hardware store to see if they can replicate it.
I definitely do not have the $$ to buy a new shifter and it seems a bit extraneous as it's only a missing screw. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Thanks...
The problem is that it doesn't give the lever a pivot point, and therefore won't shift up. Shifting down is no problem, as that is through the acutal brake lever.
I'm assuming that the same screw exists on the front derailleur shifter, and have thought about taking that one out and bringing it to a hardware store to see if they can replicate it.
I definitely do not have the $$ to buy a new shifter and it seems a bit extraneous as it's only a missing screw. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Thanks...