Mehran
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Post by Mehran on Nov 6, 2014 20:07:53 GMT
Not sure if anyone else has spotted this yet but Mcroshift are selling replacement rubber hoods for their shifters now. www.microshift.com.tw/store_hood.htmlRemember people talking about difficulty getting them. looks like they will give you a free black pair with every colour...
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Post by ilikebeer on Apr 30, 2015 21:47:26 GMT
How much of a pain is it to fit the new hoods?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 22:12:51 GMT
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Post by baz on Apr 30, 2015 22:43:55 GMT
Put new hoods in front of a blow heater or hair drier to make them more manageable, very easy to fit.
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Post by ilikebeer on May 1, 2015 5:32:20 GMT
Ok cheers.
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Post by zoltansocrates on May 1, 2015 13:06:30 GMT
Hand wash gel on the inside of the hoods, gets them on easily and evaporates quickly
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Post by beatnik69 on May 1, 2015 13:10:18 GMT
Good spot!
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Post by ilikebeer on May 1, 2015 14:52:23 GMT
Ok thanks. I will try and fit them over the weekend. I have had them sitting around for months......
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Post by ilikebeer on May 1, 2015 17:00:40 GMT
Do I have to remove the brake leavers from the handlebar? The gear cable will be in the way?
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Post by baz on May 6, 2015 11:49:23 GMT
Do I have to remove the brake leavers from the handlebar? The gear cable will be in the way? T3a? Yes you need to remove the levers but not the cables, the way to remove is pull back the hood on the outside of bar and you will see a hex nut, unscrew that from the bracket that is attached to handlebar, i have seen this done by a mechanic in decathlon, up to you if you want to try this yourself
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Post by ilikebeer on May 6, 2015 12:00:14 GMT
I took out a 1 year care plan with a large retailer and took the bike in on the weekend to get the gears adjusted and they put them on for me for free while i had the bike there Thanks for the info anyway. I think it looks much better now with the black hoods - matches my carbon forks
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2015 12:04:11 GMT
Remove brake cable, remove shifter from bar, remove old hoods and replace with new, install shifter back on bar and re thread brake cable and finally put new bar tape on.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 21:12:03 GMT
Ok so I did this at the weekend and it was a bit of a pain to do but I've got a few tips which might help someone else.
I've got the Triban 500SE which I love but my blue hoods were a bit oily/grubby. I ordered some black ones which I feel looked a good bit better and will hopefully hide the muck. As a bonus MIcroshift also include a spare black pair free of charge!
As someone pointed out earlier the gear cable is in the way so that the video link to the Shimano hood change above didn't work for me (I have microshift r8 shifters). I had to remove the brake/shifter lever from the front which is easily removed and a little harder to get back. I've put together a short guide which hopefully might help someone out.
1) loosen the brake cables at the calliper ends. This helps later on when replacing the brake/shifter lever.
2) There is a small hex grub screw under each shifter at the front which holds the axle bolt which holds the brake/ shifter lever in place. Completely remove this screw and keep it safe.
3) slide out the axle bolt which holds the brake / shifter lever, be careful, there is a brake lever return spring in here which is under tension and can ping off (its this which is the fiddly bit to get back in but I have a tip).
4) let the brake/ shifter leaver hang down out of the way and remove the old shifter hood. You can cut it off if you can be arsed with the tug of war.
5) Next get your new hoods. There are lots of tips on the web for the efficient fitting of them. You can heat them or to use ethanol to get them on. I used brute strength and ignorance but make sure you've got them the right way around before you start, it's important to have the grub screw completely out (removed in step 2) as this will get in the way.
6) now it's time to put the levers back on. The top of the lever has two catches which clicks into the peg at the end of the brake cable. I found by raising the back wheel (put it on a chair) the peg slid forward and was easy to "click" into the catches.
7) Get the fiddly little spring it has a straight end and a curved end. The curved end goes into a hole on the lever, the axle bolt goes through the spring and it's important to get the shorter straight end of the spring to catch on the inside of the casing of the shifter so that the lever return spring returns the lever after you let go of the brakes. To do this I had an epiphany, I got the inside of a biro, that hard plastic tube, and put the end of the spring inside of the tube. As I pushed everything back into place I bent the end of the spring upwards using the biro until it all clipped in and was still under pressure. I put the hex key through the hole where the bolt was to hold it in place and tested the lever to make sure the spring was catching. When I was happy I put the axle bolt back in and the retaining grub screw. I then tightened up the brakes again at the calliper end (this is important :-))
8) repeat on the other side.
9) time for a cuppa.
I realise that pictures would help but I've done it now and I ain't doing it again.
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Post by GrumpyDidcot on Oct 21, 2016 17:51:10 GMT
Thanks for the link - I hadn't seen this before. I ordered a black set (+free set) last night - lets see how long they take to arrive. After reading the last post, I might cut the old grubby blue ones off, put a slit in the unseen part of the new hoods and secure with silicone sealant. We'll see.
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Post by Rocket on Oct 21, 2016 19:46:17 GMT
Don't do that. They will fall off on your first ride.
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