Bicycle Mechanics - Grip shift GT   View Full Version : Grip
shift GT  07-15-04, 04:11 PM Good deal, bought 21spd GT from a
thrift store a couple yrs ago for $20. On the left grip shifter,
it's always been on 1. Won't hold 2 or 3, simply falls back to
1. I can hold it lined up with 2 or 3 while riding but that's no
good. I jammed folded cardboard between front derailleur and
frame to always use the center sprocket. Man that derailleur
spring is strong and crushes the cardboard over time, should
have used a piece of wood. An easy fix on the grip?? Thanks in
advance--  07-15-04, 07:56 PM You need to replace it. They
aren't expensive and easily found. Unlike rear shifters, front
shifters really hasn't changed too much.  07-15-04, 08:33 PM
There is a metal or plasic spring in the shifter that clicks
into the different positions. Its proberly broken. It might be
fixable but you will have to dissaseble the shifter and find
something to replace the broken spring. The older gripshifts are
not too easy to reasseble so