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Replacement Shimano road shifters

  • 31-10-2012 11:47pm
    #1
    eoin88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    Discovered this evening that my left hand shifter is fubar, so need to find a replacement. It's a 9-speed double Tiagra. Saw single replacements on CRC for about €90, is this about as good as I'm going to get? I assume upgrading to 105 or Ultegra is out of the question these days for a 9-speed?


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  • #2
    el tel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭el tel


    A Shimano 10 speed shifter will work ok with a 9 speed setup. It will also give you a little more choice when it comes to replacing your defective one.

    Edited to add: the left hand shifter is the front chainring shifter...any Shimano double shifter will work with that.


  • #3
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    el tel wrote: »
    A Shimano 10 speed shifter will work ok with a 9 speed setup. It will also give you a little more choice when it comes to replacing your defective one.

    You'll need to use an alternative cable routing to use a 10-sp shifter with a 9-sp cassette.


  • #4
    Tonyandthewhale
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    cdaly_ wrote: »
    You'll need to use an alternative cable routing to use a 10-sp shifter with a 9-sp cassette.

    Not an issue with the left-hand shifter though.


  • #5
    rp
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    eoin88 wrote: »
    Discovered this evening that my left hand shifter is fubar, so need to find a replacement. It's a 9-speed double Tiagra.
    I've probably got a set of old 9-speed Ultegra shifters in the shed somewhere: a bit scuffed and with a missing faceplate if I remember, but functional. Yours if you want them.


  • #6
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    eoin88 wrote: »
    Discovered this evening that my left hand shifter is fubar, so need to find a replacement. It's a 9-speed double Tiagra. Saw single replacements on CRC for about €90, is this about as good as I'm going to get? I assume upgrading to 105 or Ultegra is out of the question these days for a 9-speed?

    Noticed a set of Dura Ace 9 speed shifters on the adverts section for €130. Could be worth a punt, though _rp's offer seems very generous.


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  • #7
    eoin88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭eoin88


    cdaly_ wrote: »
    You'll need to use an alternative cable routing to use a 10-sp shifter with a 9-sp cassette.

    That's interesting, as a 10-speed 105 shifter is the same price as the 9-speed Tiagra. Would be nice to have the hidden cabling!

    I took it to the lbs yesterday and the guy there said it's usually the left shifter that goes. Is this generally the case? I'm not sure if I should replace both shifters now, seeing as it is quite an expensive job. The bike is about 3 years old and has seen a lot of action over the last 12 months in particular. My original thinking was to upgrade to 105 or Ultegra in stages when the various components got worn out.


  • #8
    eoin88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭eoin88


    Thanks for the heads up smacl, never thought I'd be able to afford Dura Ace!

    rp, I just sent you a pm.


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