New brifter, cables and bar tape on the way. Thank you for the advice :)
Thanks, I wasn’t aware of such charts. Super useful to know, both now and for future repair/replacement jobs.
Really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge and answer my questions, thank you! I’ll soon have my hands on all the replacement parts needed and will give the repair a try. Thanks again!
Thanks for this! I’ll try to follow the Nm recommendation more carefully this time :). I haven’t invested in a torque wrench yet but my local DIY place has one.
Hey! I had a minor crash the other day. Luckily I was unhurt, but unfortunately my “brifter” (new word for me) took the entirety of the hit.
Over the past year I’ve been learning about bike maintenance, and now have a decent understanding in some areas but not shifters/brake levers and associated cabling. So… the silver linings is that now I get to fill that gap!
I’ve tried to research how to resolve my current brifter-less situation. I have a Kona Rove DL 2021, 1x11 gearing and SRAM Rival 1 group set. I have the following questions:
- Where can I find a replacement SRAM Rival 1 brifter!? I’m in Finland, and can only seem to find the SRAM Rival 22 or SRAM Apex 1. I don’t believe the SRAM Rival 22 is the same product, but all my searching directs me to it and it seems to look identical.
- If I cannot find a replacement SRAM Rival 1 brifter, what are compatible (/best) alternatives (<200€)?
Then, once I have a replacement brifter, is my understanding of the easiest replacement process accurate?
- Disconnect both the derailleur cable and brake cable
- Unwrap handlebar tape
- Remove derailleur cable and brake cable via broken brifter
- Remove broken brifter
Reverse process with new brifter and cables. And does anyone have any “gotchas” or tips for me to bear in mind?
Thanks for any advice!
Thanks! The lock was stumping me in particular, so this really helps!
This is outside my apartment building, next to the car park. Is it a connector for a hose of some kind?