on 4/20/09 7:07 PM, Zack at zack...@gmail.com wrote: > I am currently re-evaluating the shifting setup i have on my bike. I > have STI shimano 105 shifters, and a 10 speed casette. > > I would like to begin using friction shifters, and asked at my LBS > about this, and they explained that friction shifting does not work > well with the 10 speed setup. > > I want to move to bar-ends no matter what, as the STI's just don't > really suit me, and they suggested indexed bar ends. > > Is converting the 10 speed to 9 speed as easy as swapping out the > casette? >
Actually, you could swap between 10, 9 and 8 without much fuss at all. They are all on the same freehub. Just swap cassettes, check your chain length and watch your limit stops on the derailleur. You might check the archive, 'cuz we were just talking about various tricks to make that work. These things help me: Most of the newer cassettes are designed to shift, and the newer derailleurs have floating upper pulleys, which are designed to help. If the last friction shifting you did was with older, straight-toothed sprockets, you'll find that rather than overshifting and trimming, doesn't work as effectively as teasing it into gear. - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirt - Now available http://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
