Cheap electronic groupset is giving me and mechanic headaches.

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It may not be the groupset itself but the apps.  Its hard to get the apps to work.  It asks for so many things and by the time you receive the verification code, they say it has expired.    And then  the adjustment.  The mechanics was able to make the rd climb to 36 t.  Now tinopak:   the fd works only on small chain ring.  Its only at 01 and wont shift to 02.  What the.....

Trigger finger exercises

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The symptoms of trigger finger are:  locked fingers, (cant extend) or extended and cant bend.   It occurs because of over use of finger in braking on bikes, or climbing, or too much computer work.

One such colleague complained of such condition and said she could not bike for a month and may possibly undergo surgery.

This post experienced such, researched YT and followed the exercises recommended.  I do not have trigger finger anymore.       

All 3 bikes now functional: S works, Sava Ti, and Pinarello F10

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Before, only the Ti was usable functional bike.  Pinarellos hood was ripped off after a dooring accident;   the Sworks SRAM changer was toast, as well as its rear tires whose side walls had puncture holes. 

For the Pinarello, this post had DIY make do solution for the rubber hood cover:   just wrapped old bike interior to make the feel on the right STI (brifter smoother and for aesthetic purpose), 

For the S works for the tire used super glue to bond the rubber patch on to the sidewalls.  Now am more confident that I will not get puncture as a I ride.  For the shifter, I bought an electronic changer for the the bike.  Though its not perfect, I can use most of the gears I need:  the front chainring, big and small, and the 36t large cog.   

Solved.  Now happy