Needing new shifters

HBAndrew

Hey guys, recently took my Apollo Creed 21 speed out of the shed after 2 years of sitting there so kinda suck at bikes in general now, maintenance etc, and found the front gears not working, the distance between clicks for 1 and 2 is like 5mm so it basically does nothing. Took it apart completly and still cant fix it.

Anyway I am looking for a new set as cheap as possible but not cheap enough to break in seconds.

At my local bike shop I was offered these which he said is the 2007 model of what I got heh (something like this anyway looks pretty much the same) for £10 per shifter which to me seems a bit too much, are they any good?

I have found a cheap alternative which seems a good deal, £7.95 for these but I have no idea if they are any good, they look like a very slight upgrade to what I already have.

I have also been thinking of moving away from grip shift as to me I have always thought of them as innacurate or hard to turn when wet etc and thought about going for these or these quick shifts (not sure about difference between them 2 look pretty much the same to me), however they may be more limited than gripshift.

Any advice appreciated, thanks.

mattyb

Have you tried replacing just the cables?
2 years of not moving may be enough for them to be shot. Unless something is actually wrong with the shifters, then that is the first thing I would do.

HBAndrew

Yeah took the shifter to local bike shop he said it was broken.

Anyway I got the black Alivio quick shifters and changed cables over (rubbed oil over cables and put a little bit in all the housings first to avoid fraying as much as possible, seemed to work). However I found some old derailleurs in the shed, wondering if anyone may know something about them and if any may be better than what I am currently using.

These are what I am currently using, rear and front, front one I have no idea of the brand.

These are what I have to choose from, Rear and front, the right front derailleur has no screw to seperate the parts so I can't get the chain in unless I take the chain apart (no tool for it), one on the left does. The rear left one I think I got a very long time ago but may have been an expensive one.

Not very good at taking pics heh. Thanks for any help.