You are right, indexing might well be a better choice for rapidly changing terrain and conditions. My technique with friction in "emergency" situations -- deep sand patch, for example -- is to slam the right lever to the large cog (or at least to a bigger cogs several positions away) in order to maintain momentum, since this reduces the need to fine-tune the chain, and once stabilized, adjust the gear as needed. But if I were riding technical singletrack with a lot of this sort of shifting, I'd probably want indexing too. *And* indexing is a lot more precise and reliable now than in the 7 speed days; I could never get the chain to track perfectly smoothly on all 7 cogs either with XT thumbshifters or Dura Ace dt shifters.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 11:04 AM Collin A <collinmichae...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have both friction and index. I've personally found friction to be great > for more gradually changing terrain that gives you some time to fine tune > the paddle placement before really cranking down on the pedals without > fully losing your momentum. However, when I am dealing with highly varied > terrain that changes very quickly (i.e. singletrack and poorly maintained > forest service roads), I've found that I am not good enough with friction > to get the shifts just right without the rear derailleur not being in the > right position and the chain consequently jumping around when I apply the > torque (or break, which only happened once!). As such, for my 2x9 speed > Clem I've moved to indexing in the rear as I've been on the trails more and > more. However, If I were to mostly stay on the road, I'd keep with friction > both front and rear. > > Hopefully my anecdote helps, and good luck with the build! > Collin A > > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 8:49:44 AM UTC-7, Friend wrote: >> >> I am getting ready to build up an AHH frame. I am planning on putting >> noodle bars on it and having it be 3/9 with bar-end shifters. I'm >> wondering whether people here prefer friction or indexed shifters, and >> why. Would love to hear any thoughts. >> > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
