Vintage Velo Venice
Shimano XTR m900 Left Side 3-speed Shifter
Shimano XTR m900 Left Side 3-speed Shifter
Very good looking and shifts correctly. The one notable issue is that the return spring for the brake lever has fallen off. On a normal m900 part, the brake lever is gently pressed into the release position to assist the brake to retract open. But the brake itself doesn't really need the assist. It has its own spring. Without the added push, this lever functions just like a regular brake lever. It's hard to say this is a broken lever, since it will function just like an unsprung brake lever would function. But the assist function is broken. For anyone who remembers Mitch Hedberg, it reminds me of his joke about the escalator. "An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. There would never be an 'escalator temporarily out of order' sign. It would only read, 'Escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.'"