1994 Suntour ErgoTec Shifter experience?

[Gtpulse]

Looking forward to the pics.

I'm now myself in search of a pair of Ergotecs, nothing to be found on eBay or anywhere else. If someone wants to sell or knows about someone, please ping me here.

In the meantime, I found a set of MicroDrive branded 8s Twist Shifters. Same indexing mechanism, heaps and bounds better than anything SRAM made in the 90s.

Knew I’d seen some somewhere ages ago, took me a while to track them down again.
Link below, scroll to bottom of page.
South Salem Cycleworks
$400 ouch or is that a good price for something so rare?! They’ve been on there at least a few years so could be worth contacting Michael to see if there is any movement on price.

 

[Gtpulse]

Edit just realised it’s not these you are after sorry! I’ll leave the post there as it has the original Suntour leaflet in it.

 

[Vindiu]

I paid much less for mine

Yes, It's Ergotecs I'm after. Thanks for the link anyway, another resource I didn't know about.

 

[kenright]

I paid much less for mine

Yes, It's Ergotecs I'm after. Thanks for the link anyway, another resource I didn't know about.

Here's a pic of the pair I just bought from eBay. Yeah, $400 would've been a VERY hard No for me lol. Screw exclusivity, I'd rather find, rebuild and run Campy Bullet shifters, also 8 speed capable. That actually was my plan; to piece together Campy'd Off Road components from Euclid massive U-brake for the rear to Record OR for their gorgeous polished cantilevers on the front. And a Record OR crankset, long cage RD and whatever FD that I can find from them. But I finally caved and bought the Ergotec, I admit that I was quite taken with the concept and from what I read about them I'm surely not going to be disappointed.

 

[Vindiu]

Oh the Record OR... That would be my next project but prices are just too steep.

 

[kenright]

I finally got around to unpacking and snapping some pics. There are 2 paddles on each shifter; they move in unison. 1 is for the thumb while the top one is for the index finger. Dry-shifting is positive, almost stiff; but then again I can't see any indication that these have been used. No marks in bolts, inside mounting sleeve, chips, etc. The brake levers are metal, heavy metal, with a light return spring that must be hidden. (I have no scale for a weight, sorry!) It is shaped in a way where it doesn't interfere with the shifting pads. Labeled as 3x8 speed and was told it can run Shimano as well as Suntour 8sp. Further reading revealed a single poster indicating that there were 3 different configurations. If so, I have no idea which config. I have. Now that I have these I am planning an 8sp Suntour Microdrive build. If that doesn't work, then a 1st gen XTR, as I absolutely love how they styled that group!!! Maybe a 3rd Gen M960 crankset to replace the 1st gen. But I am really shooting for MD drivetrain with grease ports and some SE brakes up front since my Cannondale is rear U-brake equipped.

 

[kenright]

I finally got around to unpacking and snapping some pics. There are 2 paddles on each shifter; they move in unison. 1 is for the thumb while the top one is for the index finger. Dry-shifting is positive, almost stiff; but then again I can't see any indication that these have been used. No marks in bolts, inside mounting sleeve, chips, etc. The brake levers are metal, heavy metal, with a light return spring that must be hidden. (I have no scale for a weight, sorry!) It is shaped in a way where it doesn't interfere with the shifting pads. Labeled as 3x8 speed and was told it can run Shimano as well as Suntour 8sp. Further reading revealed a single poster indicating that there were 3 different configurations. If so, I have no idea which config. I have. Now that I have these I am planning an 8sp Suntour Microdrive build. If that doesn't work, then a 1st gen XTR, as I absolutely love how they styled that group!!! Maybe a 3rd Gen M960 crankset to replace the 1st gen. But I am really shooting for MD drivetrain with grease ports and some SE brakes up front since my Cannondale is rear U-brake equipped.

Correction: 2nd picture, rear shifter. Shows ES01 MD. So I am assuming I have the version that will control a Microdrive 8sp cassette. I'm good with that lol!!