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Technical => Transmission => Topic started by: timddeb on November 18, 2007, 04:04:09 pm

Title: New 8 Speed Shifters
Post by: timddeb on November 18, 2007, 04:04:09 pm

Anyone know if there are any direct substitutes for the Shimano 8 speed RSX shifters? Mine are so worn they won't change in the cold.[:(]

Title: Re: New 8 Speed Shifters
Post by: blair.phillips on November 19, 2007, 02:39:41 am

Do you need STI or trigger shifters?
The only 8-speed STI still in the Shimano catalog is the ST-R500 - see
http://www.shimano.com.au/catalog/cycle/products/component.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441763170&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302037384&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181400&bmUID=1195439401017
(Shimano Europe site was out of action, so this is the Australian site)

For trigger shifts, there is a flat-bar road shifter SL-R440-8 - see
http://www.shimano.com.au/catalog/cycle/products/component.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441763103&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302037390&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181400&bmUID=1195439685831
or the mountain/comfort bike SL-M410 - see
http://www.shimano.com.au/catalog/cycle/products/component.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441771266&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302037255&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181400&bmUID=1195439799660

You can probably also find some older 8 speed shifters lurking on the back shelf in bike shops, or on eBay.

Title: Re: New 8 Speed Shifters
Post by: Eric on December 09, 2007, 12:52:18 pm

I had the old RSX 8 speed STis - replaced them with Shimano Sora.

Title: Re: New 8 Speed Shifters
Post by: timddeb on December 09, 2007, 03:06:47 pm

thanks All, so if I want to change the shfters on My Road Bike, Drop Bars the 500s should do the trick? PS no luck on e bay