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[Judi Coglon]

In regards to the shifters issue, the club has a 10% discount on  
everything at Sammamish Valley Cycle 8451 164th Ave. NE in Redmond and  
Velo Veloce 98 Front Street S in Issaquah,, and a 10% discount on  
service at Counterbalance Bicycles 2943 NE Blakeley St in Seattle  
right next to the trail behind the University Village.  All of these  
shops are very knowledgeable about your issue.  An easy way to check  
the function of a rear derailleur is to hand-pull on the cable to see  
if this will enable it to shift.  If it doesn't shift look at the rear  
derailleur.  If it does shift when hand-pulling on the cable then it  
is possibly your 105 front derailleur.  Unfortunately, Shimano  
shifters are not rebuildable.  105's are relatively inexpensive to  
replace, or you could upgrade to a 9-speed changing the derailleur and  
the cassette.  A good source for used parts is recycle Cycles in the U  
District on the canal.   Judi Coglon