Temporary lockup of Campy Record Ergo Shifter

Hello All:

Today I had an odd thing happen with my rear Record Ergo shifter: it
would not down shift (go to larger cogs). The lever simply would not
move. I ended up getting it to shift by pulling on the exposed cable
along the downtube with my left hand and shifting with my right. This
was quite a task and I sort-of had to hit the up shift lever first and
then push the lever for the down shift. The two levers seemed to somehow
be interacting. My efforts probably provided entertainment for other
riders.

Later in the ride it worked fine.

Now I would like to take steps to correct this issue. The group is from
the fall of 2000 so I suppose it could be either a 2000 or 2001 model.
Not sure and not sure how to tell. It is 9sp. I have done no maintenance
whatsoever to the shifters in the 7 years I have the bike and it has
always performed perfectly until today.

Anyone want to suggest a few steps to help me figure this thing out?
Lube it? Rebuild it? Send it to Vecchio's?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

My guess is the cable has a broken strand near the end and it's jamming
things up.


Marcus

In article , Jim Martin
wrote:

Hello All:

Today I had an odd thing happen with my rear Record Ergo shifter: it
would not down shift (go to larger cogs). The lever simply would not
move. I ended up getting it to shift by pulling on the exposed cable
along the downtube with my left hand and shifting with my right. This
was quite a task and I sort-of had to hit the up shift lever first and
then push the lever for the down shift. The two levers seemed to somehow
be interacting. My efforts probably provided entertainment for other
riders.

with ergo, if the thumb lever isn't fully "home", it can lock the
other lever. i'd recommend lubing the pivot of the thumb button. i
have similar problems with my left shifter, because i gunk up the
inside of that pivot at least once a year. fold the hood up over
the button, hit it with some wd-40 to degunk it, work it well and
then oil it and work it again.

just a guess though.

wrote:
My guess is the cable has a broken strand near the end and it's jamming
things up.

That seems like a really good suggestion but I can not see any frayed
cable.

I have just removed the hood for a better view and nothing is obviously
broken but it is all completely dry. Grease it up?

Thanks,

Jim

H. Guy wrote:
with ergo, if the thumb lever isn't fully "home", it can lock the
other lever.

That sounds like what I experienced. Will try some lube.

Thanks,

Jim

On 2007-09-09, Jim Martin wrote:
H. Guy wrote:
with ergo, if the thumb lever isn't fully "home", it can lock the
other lever.

That sounds like what I experienced. Will try some lube.

I've also had the downshift lever temporarily lock like that once or
twice. I think I just changed up and then changed down again and it was
OK after that.

Ben C wrote:
I've also had the downshift lever temporarily lock like that once or
twice. I think I just changed up and then changed down again and it was
OK after that.

Interesting. My lockup was not quite as easy to get rid of as that. Now
that it has started working again I cannot get it to lock up. I suppose
that's good news.

Thanks,

Jim

Ben C wrote:
On 2007-09-09, Jim Martin wrote:
H. Guy wrote:
with ergo, if the thumb lever isn't fully "home", it can lock the
other lever.
That sounds like what I experienced. Will try some lube.

I've also had the downshift lever temporarily lock like that once or
twice. I think I just changed up and then changed down again and it was
OK after that.


Same here. I doesn't worry me but I like to know what causes it though.

Lou
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On Sep 9, 12:25 pm, Jim Martin wrote:
Hello All:

Today I had an odd thing happen with my rear Record Ergo shifter: it
would not down shift (go to larger cogs). The lever simply would not
move. I ended up getting it to shift by pulling on the exposed cable
along the downtube with my left hand and shifting with my right. This
was quite a task and I sort-of had to hit the up shift lever first and
then push the lever for the down shift. The two levers seemed to somehow
be interacting. My efforts probably provided entertainment for other
riders.

Later in the ride it worked fine.

Now I would like to take steps to correct this issue. The group is from
the fall of 2000 so I suppose it could be either a 2000 or 2001 model.
Not sure and not sure how to tell. It is 9sp. I have done no maintenance
whatsoever to the shifters in the 7 years I have the bike and it has
always performed perfectly until today.

Anyone want to suggest a few steps to help me figure this thing out?
Lube it? Rebuild it? Send it to Vecchio's?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

Undoubtedly it locked up because the thumb button didn't come all the
way up. Could be hood/bar tape fouling it, thumb button return spring
weak/broken, teeny spring in thumb button return not working due to
corrosion..After all that time, a rebuild would probably be a good
idea. Send it to me for a 1 day turnaround.

Qui si parla Campagnolo-www.vecchios.com wrote:
Undoubtedly it locked up because the thumb button didn't come all the
way up. Could be hood/bar tape fouling it, thumb button return spring
weak/broken, teeny spring in thumb button return not working due to
corrosion..After all that time, a rebuild would probably be a good
idea. Send it to me for a 1 day turnaround.

Thanks! How about if I try to nurse it along till the end of the riding
season here in Salt Lake City. Look for it around Thanksgiving.

Cheers,

Jim