I got a new poprad tonight. I'm coming from the mtn world and this is my first ever road/cyclocross bike. how the heck do you shift with these 105's? I can only go one way. 
how do you shift the shimano 105!?
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Looking at your right brake/shifter, there's a brake lever, and a little 'button' sticking down behind it. I'm guessing the button is what you found, and when you press it, it shifts up.vortrex said:I got a new poprad tonight. I'm coming from the mtn world and this is my first ever road/cyclocross bike. how the heck do you shift with these 105's? I can only go one way.
Now, try pushing not on that little button but on the side of the brake lever - push the brake lever laterally towards the inside. Your entire brake unit will move, and it will shift you down. Push further to shift further down.
It's the other way around for your left shifter - little button drops a gear, pushing the whole brake lever goes up.
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there should be 2 shifters in one...look at the brake levers carefully.
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Push the whole brake lever inward or click the little sub lever inward.vortrex said:I got a new poprad tonight. I'm coming from the mtn world and this is my first ever road/cyclocross bike. how the heck do you shift with these 105's? I can only go one way.
In general, the brake lever inward gets the chain on bigger cogs, little inside lever gets the chain on little cogs.
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I just got my first cross bike, and on the test ride had the exact same problem. Took me a few minutes to figure out what the deal was.
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