I'm using what I believe is a silver 1 shifter (is at least from 2014) with a sram road derailleur and a 1x11 drivetrain. Works like butter.
On Monday, July 11, 2022 at 5:41:01 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Forgot to mention that, as with mechanical disc brakes that many people > complain about, there really is no problem, at least in my not > inconsequential experience, shifting 9+ speeds in friction using just about > any shifter and rd combination. The Barcons, the 7401 rd, and an 11-sp > chain shift 10 close-ratio cogs very, very well, better than any friction > 8-speed setup I've used. Interesting; back almost 20 years ago, I had the > same experience shifting close ratio Am Classic 10 sp cogs with Simplex > retrofriction dt shifters pulling the same rd or its 7400 or 7402 sibling; > not just acceptable, but wonderfully. Hell, friction shifting 10 cogs is > smoother than any 7-speed Shimano indexed system I used. > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:10 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> https://bikesnobnyc.com/2022/07/08/index-this/#more-11189 >> >> I'm only up to 10, and that with an 8-sp-era road rd and Barcons, but >> this is heartening news. >> >> I'm tempted to try my Barcons with a 12-sp road cassette, tho' I'd have >> to swap out the DA 7401 rd for an 8-sp XT rd, I guess to handle a >> big-enough granny cog to make it all worthwhile. Actually, I should proceed >> gently, and simply go to 11 first. >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f05d3d33-6db9-4948-b9a3-3ea645829be0n%40googlegroups.com.
