wtb 8 speed brifters

[elbows618]

Heyo,

I'll post this here for fear of asking for road parts on the For Sale forum.

I'm looking for some 8 speed brifters second hand. Old 105 or Ultegra would be nice.

Pls PM me if u have some for sale.

 

[redbruce]

Heyo,

I'll post this here for fear of asking for road parts on the For Sale forum.

I'm looking for some 8 speed brifters second hand. Old 105 or Ultegra would be nice.

Pls PM me if u have some for sale.

Original 8sp brifters are getting on a bit and have a number of wear points that can make 2nd hand risky. In my experience generally hard to get good 2nd hand units now.

God only knows why they keep their price when you can get:

http://www.wiggle.com.au/shimano-st-2400-claris-8-speed-road-sti-levers

Stay away from Sora, reasonably durable but the button downshift is crap (and seem to remember Dura ace is incompatible with other group components).

The last of my working sets of 105 are on my sons bike (replacing my old 600's that developed too much play in the RH shifter - not uncommon) and I now have:

http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-ST-R500-Flight-8-Speed-Silver/dp/B000A5S9IU

Which work well (well as ultegra back in the day), are generally cheaper now than working OEM 600 or 105 second hand units (that still have life left in them).