Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
That diagram shows a bike with flat bars and indicates (but doesn't describe) lubing the levers.

Someone told me recently that brifters should NOT be oiled, as it can dilute the grease in the mechanism, requiring the whole assembly to be rebuilt.

Is that correct?
I had one of my lbs guys show me, and he didn't say to lube the brifters, so I don't. I guess if it was suposed to be done, he would have shown me. Maybe it's a flat bar thing?