OH CRAP! Can't we recall messages!! I meant to say "high normal" instead of "low normal" instead of "traditional rise!" Get it??
Ok, now I'll just slink off and have another cup of coffee. Dave On Aug 17, 8:18 am, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > FYI: I should not have written, "traditional rise" in my earlier post. > There's no such animal. I should have written "low normal" instead. > > On Aug 17, 8:15 am, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > > > > > From the Shimano website: > > > "RAPID RISE Rear Derailleur: Extension coils spring put the derailleur > > in the low gear direction for easier down-shifting." > > > The terms are synonyms. > > > Dave > > > On Aug 17, 6:07 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
