Yes, you can do that. The two shifters have the same barrel diameter, and will both pull the same total amount of cable.
A Right side Shimano barcon shifter, installed on the Left grip in the inside position on a Paul Thumbie, in friction mode, can be used to actuate your front derailer. A Left side Shimano barcon shifter, installed on the Right grip in the inside position on a Paul Thumbie can be used to actuate your rear derailer. On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 3:33:17 PM UTC-8, drew wrote: > > shouldve been more specific. > running shimano bar ends on thumbies, but all in friction mode. can i just > swap thumbies to opposite/inside sides and then switch cables? i guess > what im now asking is, can the intended front shifter pull enough cable to > run the rear derailleur. i assume the intended rear shifter is fine working > the front in friction mode. > > > On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 1:19:20 PM UTC-8, drew wrote: >> >> ok, so im pretty sure this is possible, yet my mind is having trouble >> seeing the steps clearly when holding them in my hand. i want to mount paul >> thumbies on the inside without switching the front/rear derailleurs that >> the right and left hand traditionally control. is there a way? i feel like >> im missing something simple. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
