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Re: Top Caps of the Shimano Levers

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From: am...@yellowjersey.org (AMuzi)
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Subject: Re: Top Caps of the Shimano Levers
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:54:20 -0600
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by: AMuzi - Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:54 UTC

On 11/24/2023 10:54 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
> Andrew, There are a lot of Shimano levers on the Internet for sale but most of them have to top shiny caps dented and very bad looking despite the levers otherwise in good condition. As per our previous conversation you said that Shimano didn't supply spare replacement parts but I can hardly believe that this would include those covers which are nearly tinfoil in construction and so easily dented.
>
> So are they available?
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/134817139370?hash=item1f63ba4aaa:g:oPwAAOSww6RlWrag&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0Dra%2BOLmNES49u71wghYgp%2BZD82SGpb1finBUU5tw%2BCQcYVyijRWgIukllon9HAqtUe2f%2B6koECtU2CI0CfsWkm8rBQzx9Y763VR0PG0wbCBpHTignm6t26yqHRXD0QmAuSzQzOLnrLjLbT%2FfLkJD57Zt9TCZT2%2FCfZgvj2alXOPFr8I5pReD3Fnbal7F%2BgvTVJfAb3tidRJcvzcbpigPktN%2BY8n93m8SFS18SQZ8jn9SHNf6fVmgo9E%2BfmIJMKm4ufVo7UQvk1J7Eoeuq2UNp4%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7jihaSAYw

As other STi shifters, small parts include rubber cover,
lever clamp, brake cable carrier asssembly, lever blade,
lever return spring ass'y, outer ports and caps:

https://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/large_251603_X1deAHfIFBeM9ZismJhY9PCug.jpg

But, as with Ergo after 2007, not internal parts.
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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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