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bryant
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:06 pm    Post subject: Tip of the day Reply with quote

For bikes with trigger shifters (most of you can stop reading this now)
But if you have a bike with trigger shifters that aren't quite as crisp as they used to be, or stopped working all together..try spraying some penetrating lube like WD-40 in through the holes in the sides of the shifter. Spray it long enough to make it start dripping out and shift it up and down quite a few times and it will have a good chance of working.
Just figured I'd throw this out there since its something some people could benefit from and its quick and easy.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:30 pm    Post subject: sorry.. but Reply with quote

you may want to use a metal prep like clean streak instead. the wd-40 tends to corrode after a bit of time. do the same thing but with clean streak instead for crisp shifting.
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