I agree with Steve's last point. My "other" rear derailleur is on an old mountain bike with thumb shifters. My two Riv bikes have reverse rise and bar ends. So I don't have any problems shifting.
Of course, when I got back into cycling after my long layoff, some of the first derailleurs I used were reverse rise. So maybe less of a learning curve for me because of that? Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Aug 17, 5:46�am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 23:28 -0700, rob markwardt wrote: > > I've had one for about 8 months now and have had no mechanical > > problems with it, but about 1 or 2 times a ride I kind of go into a > > "HUH" moment. �I know you have to go "backwards" but the mind has 30+ > > years of doing it the old way. �It's especially bad when I've got to > > think quickly...i.e. �bombing downhill, rounding corner, suddenly > > facing huge uphill, need a low gear...AHHH....wrong way! �I'm good > > about 98.5 % of the time but not sure if it will ever become 100 % > > natural...you? > > I went through the same thing with front derailleurs, when I switched > from backwards-acting Sun Tour Compe V to conventional-acting front > derailleurs. �I switched the fleet all at the same time. �It was a rough > transition, but eventually the old training died out. �I make a "wrong > way" mistake or have a "moment of confusion" about once every five to > ten years now. > > About the only way you can live with a mix of normal and > backwards-acting derailleurs is if the controls are completely > different. � --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
