Originally Posted by
Velo Vol
Other than squirting WD40 into the brifter I don't know much of what can be done about it.
I'm talking about shifting to the smaller gears after you've climbed the hill.
smaller? Which shifter? Lower or higher gear?
I had good results with Hot water. But you have to remove the shifters. Remove the hood, and old cable. Instal a new sacrificial cable. Blast them with the hottest water you can stand while working the shifter back and forth spray solvent into it. You want the hot water to go into the guts of the shifter. Work it, shake out the excess. Blast it with water. Repeat
I do that a couple times. Once it's free and functional you can get some spray grease and lube it with that. Work it back and forth let the carrier evaporates. Clean and re instal. New cables and tape.