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Questions tagged [shifter]

Questions about shifting between gears or the shifters themselves.

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Compatibility of Shimano Deore SLM570 shifters

My front derailleur is broken. The front derailleur is of the shimano group Nexave, which apparently they don't produce anymore. I am trying to find out which type I should buy that is compatible with ...
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Rear shifter cable wont stay in anything but the highest gear

I'm a beginner and I have just bought a Kona sutra, everything was going fine until yesterday when the rear shifter cable developed a problem. When I try to shift up into higher gears it just kicks me ...
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My gears won't change up into 2nd

I am not a new rider, but I haven't ridden in a while. I got a new bike today In the front gears, I have so much trouble in switching from 1 - 2 and 2 - 3. The problem is that the shifter changes its ...
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Can i mount a deore XT shift lever on a drop bar?

I have shift levers Shimano Deore XT SL-T8000 for a 3 x 10 groupset. The clamps are for straigt bars, 22.2mm. I'd like to mount them on a drop bar, which has ~24mm. The bike is from the mid-90s and ...
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Replacement for missing downshift (low) gear lever

I have a MTB with 2x8 Shimano Altus EZ fireplus. On the right handlebar with the 8 speed, the gear lever to downshift gear got loose and fell off. So basically can't downshift gears. Id hate to spend ...
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