I recently found I bike that I like quite a bit-- the cannondale 400 Comfort-- however, I hate that the shifting is accomplished by twisting the handle grips. The bike shop attendant told me that for an extra 60 bucks they could put on trigger shifters (so basically it would be a button trigger). My question is if this seems reasonable of an enhancement to a bike and if it really will hold and work or if this is like installing after factory parts on a car that never work the same. I don't want this to be the area where I constantly regret purchasing this bike.
2007-04-28 03:55:39 · 2 answers · asked by thinkofasong 3 in Sports ➔ Cycling
no, it should be fine if the guy knows what he is doing- shifter swaps are fairly common especially buying a new bike as the new owner usually wants to make some sort of customizations. .
Depending on the shop and the amount of volume that they do, you may be able to negotiate a cheaper shifter trade out (if they are of comparable $ quality). Some shops will comp you for the time involved for the swap for the overall sale of the bike.
happy riding!
2007-04-28 04:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by borracho111 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should be no trouble at all. The spacing of the gears on grip shifters are the same as on trigger style shifters. It should be no problem changing it out. $60 sounds reasonable. It's probably about an hour of work for a good mechanic. At $40 per hour, this essentially means that the shop is just charging you for the part.
2007-04-28 04:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by Jay P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋