Shimano 2300 sti levers

[jowwy]

First time out on the roadie today and noticed that the front sti shifter is very stiff on the down shift amost feels like its going to snap.....is there anything i can do to loosen it up a bit, the rear shifter is brilliantly smooth

Cheers guys

ps the cable is really tight too, could i loosen it a little???

 

[2Loose]

It'll loosen on its own in a bit.

My front Tiagra lever made a loud crack sound changing down when it was new, things soon loosened up.

 

[rockyraccoon]

My is very stiff down shift as well and it also does the same loud crack. I've thought about putting a bit of grease inside. Is this a good idea?

 

[buddha]

Every bike I've bought online has had the front mech cable installed too tight. Resulting in a loud clunk when shifting down.
I tensioned the cable properly (as in per the instructions) or as in this post.

 

[bobones]

Had the same thing after the LBS installed a new crank. You just need to loosen the cable tension by turning the barrel adjuster to shorten the outer or even loosen it at the fixing bolt. There should be 2 clicks, the first applies trim and the second drops to the little ring.

 

[2Loose]

Well you live and learn!
I thought it was the actual STI loosening up as it was the first brifter I had tried, but I guess cable stretch sorted it :-)

 

[cyberknight]

I hsd this when i overtightened the barrel adjuster on my 2300`s.

The shifter to drop it down was very stiff and the downshift was very clunky.

Resetting the tension sorted it all out.