I mounted Silvers on my Shimano pods, and I did it the hard way so that I could restore the Shimanos with their original levers if necessary. I filed a semicircular notch on the inside of the square-holed washer to clear the tab on the pods. I also used a bench grinder to remove the downtube stops from the washers. A bit of work, but reversing the washers leaves the sharp tab exposed and it will rub on, or pinch, your fingers eventually.
The Silvers look and work perfect. If you don't use indexing, or plan to, then get the Silvers. The Shimanos set to friction mode are still very "notchy" and tight; the Silvers are as smooth as can be! Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Earl Grey To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1:53 PM Subject: [RBW] Silver shifters with Shimano 9sp barend pods I am trying to mount the Silvers on 9sp Shimano pods, and found that pods have a little lip on the bottom edge of the square stud that prevents the washer with the square hole from mounting flush (I was going to mount the square-hole washers with the tab facing out so they don't interfere). Without the square-hole washer, the cable holes don't line up, but if I use both round washers that came with the shifters, and forego the square-hole one, it seems to work, but then of course I need 2 more washers. So, any opinions on whether I should try to find 2 more normal washers, or grind off the tabs on the pods? Any advantages in terms of operation or longevity? Anyone come up with a different solution? Thanks, Gernot --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
