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Old 03-12-22, 02:29 PM
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Cratecruncher
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Downtube Shifter Bracket Slipping

I recently refurbished a bike set up with Campy nuovo record shifters on the downtube. It included removing and polishing the shifter bracket and paint underneath. After a couple of rides I find the shifters are going out of adjustment and the cables are going slack from the bracket slipping down the tube. I can even see an outline of the bracket in the paint that is slightly less sun faded telling me the bracket has slipped yet again! I tried the obvious: tightening the bolt and nut VERY TIGHT but still having the problem. I don't want to shear the bolt off. Anybody got a solution without drilling holes in the down tube?
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