How can I change components on my bike?

[Becky]

ok, ok, I hear ya, but she never did say that, everyone was just extrapolating. I hardly ever did shift from the drops on my campy.

Then it is unfortunate (not to use the r word) and only another 9-speed shifter will do the trick. Aren't there any? like this one?
http://www.silentsports.com/store/pr...pd-STI-Levers/

Sorry...I was typing and didn't see Catriona's similar post. Didn't mean to come on so strong.

A shifter like that would do nicely. However, 8-speed shifters like that are hard to find anymore, and the price of new shifters could be $250-$400USD.

Greta- you might ask a bike shop who their distributor(s) is/area and ask to flip through the catalogs. Sometimes, you can order just right-hand shifters and certain distributors may still have some 8-speed stuff. I'll try to remember to check our distributors' catalogs next time I work at the shop.

Another possibility is to look on Ebay for older Shimano RSX shifters. Mine were 8 speed and just recently gave up the ghost , after many years of excellent performance.