When I assembled my first Riv 2 years ago, I bought Microshift 9 speed shifters from HQ along with the frame and other parts. Mounted them on the inside of handlebar, so rear was friction and front was indexed. This shifter had no option to switch between. Ran this setup for a year with no issues. The whole setup was rock-solid.
But, I have a bit of OCD tendencies. I would often double check (with gentle push) the rear shifter position. When Rivendell started carrying trigger shifters I bought the Deore version. It was super easy to setup. Been 4 around months. Works flawlessly with XT, Altus and Sora RD's. Unless it turns out unreliable (meaning if it breaks within 5 years or I have to open it before that for maintenance), I've decided to stay with it. On a road bike that I have converted to use Albatross bars, I have 10 speed friction shifter. This is because apparently there is no trigger shifter out there that's compatible with Campy Veloce 10 DR. On Tuesday, 9 April 2019 08:49:44 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.
