Angus - I recently made the same shift (pardon the pun) to DT shifters on my Atlantis. I also went friction rather than indexed. I must admit that it is a little more inconvenient, but I knew that going in, and that is partly why I did it. I love riding my Quickbeam around because I don't worry about the shifting at all. With the DT on the Atlantis, I expected to find myself less inclined to reach down and shift as opposed to simply standing up and powering over a small incline. My expectation was correct. I do shift less and work a little harder with the DTs as opposed to the barends. I also am getting the hang of the friction shifters, and I am liking those as well.
Life is good on a Riv. Ray --- On Mon, 11/24/08, Angus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Angus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [RBW] Shifter location To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 3:23 PM The recent talk about how great Rambouillets are sent me off to ride my Rambouillet yesterday. Which got me thinking (this is the first step I take to create a problem), I have several bike with bar end shifters, but none with down tube shifters. Today I performed a shifter change: from http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2078900131/in/set-72157603107726308/ to http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3056585683/in/set-72157603107726308/ and saved a bit of weight in the process. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3057425138/in/set-72157603107726308/ I always thought a reliable indicater that you have had a good long ride is reaching down to shift and sticking your fingers into the spokes. Now I just need to finish a couple of bottles of wine so I can plug the handlebar ends. Angus --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
