My experience as well. Tried greasing Campy shifters once, and learned that is a bad idea. Even without lube, I've had Campy DT shifters that would slip out of gear on steep climbs unless you tightened the D-rings so tight that shifting required significant force. Just one more reason why Simplex Retrofrictions were superior. For that matter, I've had fewer problems even with the purely friction Simplex Criterium DT shifters than with Campy. Of course, the plastic Simplex Prestige shifters were complete junk, but that another story.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: I had this problem recently with i bike i bought through ebay, which was received in the mail. It was the 2nd time in my life I had an autoshifting problem. Both times, the culprit was a Campagnolo Downtube Shift Lever that had been lubed.
Don't lube shift levers.
Clean them thoroughly with de-greasers (such as WD-40) and dry them.
It's called "friction shifting" for a reason.
Lube everything else on your bike EXCEPT for the shifters.
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA, USA