Holiocornolio
Devout Dirtbag
Hi All,
bit of a noob question I guess, but I'm on the hunt for some 7 speed DA downtube shifters. I've found a few sets, all with issues. One is scruffy with a little rust on the bolts / inserts, and I am wondering if I could just salvage some more presentable parts from another lever set (maybe internals from 600 series similar era?). Another is pristine but is a band on set, not configured for braze ons. Is it possible to just disassemble those and transplant onto braze on mounts? Plan b woul dbe to get a brand new 7900 set and use in friction mode but there are conflicting opinions as to whether new DA shifters have a friction mode. Help?
I do realise that in taking the internals from a 600 lever set and transplanting onto DA levers I am being a huge, precious, vain tart, but I'm ok with that.
This was originally posted in the wrong forum. Apologies
bit of a noob question I guess, but I'm on the hunt for some 7 speed DA downtube shifters. I've found a few sets, all with issues. One is scruffy with a little rust on the bolts / inserts, and I am wondering if I could just salvage some more presentable parts from another lever set (maybe internals from 600 series similar era?). Another is pristine but is a band on set, not configured for braze ons. Is it possible to just disassemble those and transplant onto braze on mounts? Plan b woul dbe to get a brand new 7900 set and use in friction mode but there are conflicting opinions as to whether new DA shifters have a friction mode. Help?
I do realise that in taking the internals from a 600 lever set and transplanting onto DA levers I am being a huge, precious, vain tart, but I'm ok with that.
This was originally posted in the wrong forum. Apologies