Schwinn Sierra
11-12-19, 09:13 PM
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Post a photo of the broken shifter; maybe someone will have an idea.
As said, hobby shop should have a color match, or you can try mixing your own from Testors primary / secondary colors.
As said, hobby shop should have a color match, or you can try mixing your own from Testors primary / secondary colors.
11-13-19, 09:22 AM
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I've done several of these conversions with parts out of the bin. North Road style bars allow you to reuse the shifters and brake levers, so that can be the cheapest option. Thumb shifters are pretty much bullet proof, so I am surprised you have a problem there.
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I say leave it as it is. Those thumb shifters are a pretty simple setup. A picture might help.
11-26-19, 09:38 AM
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Ok, as in snapped off.
12-01-19, 01:37 PM
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Um, looking at the pics, isn't it the rear shifter that's broken?
Gotta hit the pre-focus when doing close-ups like this. Or look for a macro / close-up (icon is usually a tulip) option.
Gotta hit the pre-focus when doing close-ups like this. Or look for a macro / close-up (icon is usually a tulip) option.
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Easy and cheap solution . Buy yourself spme sunrace friction thumb shifters. They are cheap and they work well.
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07-28-20, 08:26 PM
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The Sierra was third from the top of the line back then, that same year I bought a High Sierra, which came in all chrome. The bikes were similar but the High Sierra had a chromoly frame and a step up in components. The bad part was that they recalled that bike for chrome issues.
If it were me, I'd get a set of simple friction thumb shifters and two fresh cables and call it a day. Those bikes were built by Giant in Taiwan.
The chrome coming off those is common, its no big deal. A few buddies back then stripped off all of the paint on theirs and polished up the chrome, but not all of the chrome is perfect, I seem to recall the chrome around the bottom bracket and near some of the welds is a bit rough on some. But the good thing is they didn't sand or rough up the chrome before painting those, which has a lot to do with why its shedding paint so easily. One buddy actually stripped off 90% of the paint on his with a pressure washer after a muddy ride one day, all but the weld areas and a few under tube areas came right off. The chrome on that bike was pretty rough around the bottom bracket so he ended up spraying the BB, headtube, and seat lug area in black, leaving just chrome panels in between. It actually looked pretty good like that but the chrome areas were really hard to keep rust off of.
If it were me, I'd get a set of simple friction thumb shifters and two fresh cables and call it a day. Those bikes were built by Giant in Taiwan.
The chrome coming off those is common, its no big deal. A few buddies back then stripped off all of the paint on theirs and polished up the chrome, but not all of the chrome is perfect, I seem to recall the chrome around the bottom bracket and near some of the welds is a bit rough on some. But the good thing is they didn't sand or rough up the chrome before painting those, which has a lot to do with why its shedding paint so easily. One buddy actually stripped off 90% of the paint on his with a pressure washer after a muddy ride one day, all but the weld areas and a few under tube areas came right off. The chrome on that bike was pretty rough around the bottom bracket so he ended up spraying the BB, headtube, and seat lug area in black, leaving just chrome panels in between. It actually looked pretty good like that but the chrome areas were really hard to keep rust off of.
