1993 Condor Professional 653 (Dave Yates built)

[LondonClassic]

The stiffness you mention could just be dirt so as a first go maybe some 3 in 1 or similar lube down the cable hole in the lever - that can transform shifting. Failing that, I had my ergos brilliantly servced by year1cycles a few years ago - who while they were their fitted record internals into my 10sp Centaur R hand shifter. They can do all sorts of stuff, like add or remove speeds as well.

 

[sjcprojects]

The stiffness you mention could just be dirt so as a first go maybe some 3 in 1 or similar lube down the cable hole in the lever - that can transform shifting. Failing that, I had my ergos brilliantly servcied by year1cycles a few years - who while they were their fitted record internals into my 10sp Centaur R hand shifter. They can do all sorts of stuff, like add or remove speeds as well.

Yes, it does feel gritty when it comes to the end/top of the sweep where those last clicks are. I'll try some lube in there and see how it goes. I do actually have another exact same shifter which I bought for another build which seems fine, so if I fail to get this one to be smoother I'll just swap it over. I'll have to get the wet and dry out because that one is quite scratched up so I'm hoping to avoid needing to do the swap. I want to get this bike out into the sunshine one way or another...