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Shimano 105 ST-5500 Shifters

Average Rating: 3.13/5
MSRP: $ 159.99
# of Reviews: 24

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Shifts Up To Three Gears With One Stroke

Double/Triple Compatible

ST-5500-C is the Shimano Flight Deck Computer Compatible Design

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Submitted by Daz Corcoran a Road Racer from

Date Reviewed: May 18, 2010

Strengths:    Decent performance when working.

Weaknesses:    Don't appear to be up to the job, second shifter which has failed in the space of 15 months.

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Good shifting capability whilst working, however, left hand shifter has just given up the ghost again after 6 months of use, will not shift down, this was a warranty replacement for the 1st left hand shifter which did exactly the same after 9 months, looking to upgrade to DA. Gary Foord @ Mammoth was great (as always) at sorting the warranty replacement, top man.

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Favorite Ride:   Specialized Tarmac Elite

Price Paid:    $1500.00

Purchased At:   Mammoth Lifetsyle

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Submitted by sk8teman a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: April 13, 2010

Strengths:    seemed to work good until it crapped.

Weaknesses:    left shifter broke....not the first time i have seen it in this component

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purched my bike with all shimano 105 comp., so did my wife..hers failed in 150 miles...they would not do any thing with mine until faliure...just failed (appr.350 miles)...have to wait over a week for parts and repair. Not Happy!!!!

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Favorite Ride:   Specilized tri-cross comp

Price Paid:    $2100.00

Purchased At:   ericks bike shop

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Submitted by Chad a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: January 11, 2010

Strengths: No complaints until failure

Bottom Line:

2500 miles left shifter complete failure
shop who sold me the bike said Shimano will warrantee it. LBS said they won't. Looks like I am lookin for a new LBS.

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Bike Setup: Jamis comp 105 set up with Ultegra rear

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Submitted by Andrew Dytman a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: September 11, 2009

Strengths:    Came with a bike as a reasonably priced package

Weaknesses:    Seem to be needing a regular maintenance - lubrication

Bottom Line:

I was pretty happy with it untill after about 200 km the LH shifter suddendly refused to shift down. Tried to find a service manual (another saga)but without success. Being a mechanical engineer decided to look at the inner workings myself. Nothing appeared to be broken or jammed. Checked feedback on line from other users and decided to give lubrication a go - Triflo. Magic! It started working again. Now a dose every week:-)

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Favorite Ride:   Happy just riding

Purchased At:   Trek Cycles

Similar Products Used:   None

Bike Setup:   BMC CX01 with Shimano 105 group.

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Submitted by herbie53 a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: May 20, 2009

Strengths:    came with the bike cheap

Weaknesses:    breaks

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I joined the club with failed left 105 shifters last night. It feels like the rachet / shift mechanism is just gone. Stays on the small ring, no more clicky.

I was planning on DA for my dream bike... now maybe SRAM.

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Favorite Ride:   2008 Scattante CFR

Price Paid:    $1250.00

Purchased At:   Performance

Similar Products Used:   Ultegra groupset

Bike Setup:   bike set up? it's a road bike.

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