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Help! Groupset Repair/Replace Dilemma (105 9-speed)

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  • January 10, 2014 at 11:27 am #20434
    thecyclingdad

    Hello,

    First post on the forums and I’m already looking for a little advice from the community. Pretty please.

    On Boxing Day I took out my Cannondale R700 Stars n bars for a stab at the Leith Hill Octopus. Before we’d even started, I lost all rear shifting. The right shifters seemed to be stuck together.

    Anyway, LBS seems to think that the right shifter has gone and don’t think spare parts are available anymore.
    It is the right Shimano 105 ST-5500 9-speed shifter.

    So… what to do?

    1) Treat myself to whole new Groupset (maybe even 10 speed!)?
    2) Some kind of hack with Sora or another 9-speed option?
    3) Source used or NOS 105 right shifter?
    4) Some other clever idea from the community? 🙂

    Any help or advice much appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Andy

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  • January 10, 2014 at 1:08 pm #767827
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    joemmo

    5500 series 105, Tiagra 9 &
    5500 series 105, Tiagra 9 & 10 speed and the new 9 speed Sora have the same lever & hood shape so could easily be mix and matched matched. I have a tiagra / 105 lever mix on one bike and apart from the gear indicator thing, there is no difference. You could also search for the ST-R600 levers which are the same shape, non-series at 105 level.

    I’m pretty sure the new Sora is, to all intents, the same as 9 speed tiagra and you won’t notice any difference to the 105 anyway.

    I have some 10 speed levers waiting in the wings to replace my old, somewhat woolly 9 speed tiagra lever when it gives up the ghost but having just bought a new 9 spd chain and cassette hopefully it will keep going a bit longer.

    January 10, 2014 at 12:07 pm #767825
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    thecyclingdad

    oddbydefault wrote:Second

    oddbydefault wrote:
    Second hand 9sp shifters (for various groupset levels) turn on eBay turn up regularly. Sometimes they’re even new!

    True. I did see a pair from the US but somebody outbid me at the last minute in the middle of the night. The only problem I can see (if not new) is that there’ll be no guarantee of longevity. I might end up with the same dilemma pretty quickly.

    January 10, 2014 at 12:05 pm #767823
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    thecyclingdad

    mooleur wrote:I had sora on

    mooleur wrote:
    I had sora on my commuter (before I sold her) and it was truly terrible. You can’t go wrong with 105 I’d say. :)

    The only reason I was considering Sora was that it would at least be 9sp compatible. But I’m very reluctant to add Sora shifters into the 105 setup anyway. So thanks for ruling out the least preferred option for me! 😉

    January 10, 2014 at 12:02 pm #767821
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    jason.timothy.jones

    Depends on finances I guess,
    Depends on finances I guess, A new set of shifters may set you back £100-150 or £350-400 for the 105 5700 as a complete groupset

    Second hand shifter will be a bit cheaper, but if you replace one, you should replace the other for comfort reasons.

    Personally I would go for a new groupo

    January 10, 2014 at 11:56 am #767819
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    oddbydefault

    Second hand 9sp shifters (for
    Second hand 9sp shifters (for various groupset levels) turn on eBay turn up regularly. Sometimes they’re even new!

    January 10, 2014 at 11:47 am #767817
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    mooleur

    Ifffff it were me I’d treat
    Ifffff it were me I’d treat myself to a 10speed, or even 11 though I’m all a bit dubious over this newfangled extra speed.

    But if I were a bit too strapped for that I’d go with sourcing a second hand shifter.

    I had sora on my commuter (before I sold her) and it was truly terrible. You can’t go wrong with 105 I’d say. 🙂

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