The Silvers do have a nice feel and a precise action. But my several bar end sets were delicate; knock over the bike and crack something essential -- forget what it was; might have been an internal part of the lever proper. At any rate, it required buying a new lever. Also, the plastic friction washers were prone to breaking, andI had to use blue Loctite to keep the bolts properly tensioned.
I went back to the old SunTour bar cons. These pull more cable per unit arc, and they need to be severely Loctited to the proper tension, but once you do that, they last and last. Also, I've come to prefer the feel of the shorter, more bulky lever with its greater cable pull: I shift 10 mismatched (14-27, thinking of 13-26) with an 8 speed road derailleur, and once I overcame my diffidence and shyness and internalized the brutal "shift with authority, as if you were answerable to no man" style, all is capochetic. Copacetic. Serendipitous. Patrick Moore, who just had a nice capochetic ride to and from church on this our Holy Saturday, for the pre-Pascha morning liturgy with its 50,000 interminable gospel readings. On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 8:08 PM John H. <jghen...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have used indexed shifters my entire adult life. To be honest, I never > really had any issues and I never really found any of my bikes particularly > difficult to set up and adjust. That said, for some reason when I went to > spec out shifters for my new Sam Hillborne, I decided to try out > Rivendell’s Silver Shifters mounted on the bar ends of my Albastache bars. > > What a great decision that was. I can’t believe how > much more *enjoyable* they make shifting. I have them set up with a 9 > speed Connex chain and a 11-32 cassette that I got from Rivendell and after > a little getting used to I feel I can shift nearly as accurately and > efficiently as I could with lower range Camagnolo ergo levers (which were > wonderful, by the way). > > If you’ve never tried friction shifting and are curious, I’d definitely > recommend picking up a set of Silver’s and giving it a shot. > > -- > 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.
