Thanks Nick for the tip— I always preferred 8 speed, now I can run it again.
On Thursday, September 1, 2022, Nick Shoemaker <fiddleha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've always run 10sp Campy brifters with a Shimano 8sp cassette on my San > Marcos. No funky cable trickery required, you just set them up like normal > and end up with 7 functional clicks using any standard Shimano derailleur. > I think it's far-and-away the most riv-ish option for brifters if you look > for the alloy ones that look like this (the cutout lever is key!): > > > [image: PsPtM.jpg] > > They are: > > - silver > - conspicuously mechanical > - fully rebuildable > - confusing to the matchy-matchy sensibilities of Serious Cyclists™ > - different from nearly every other riv build > - shifters > > > > On Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 10:33:11 PM UTC-4 bunny...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> [image: 8F29AEE8-D2A8-486C-948A-B8E8155FCE84.jpeg] >> This seems to be working pretty well. >> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 2:03:00 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote: >> >>> While I get everyone trying to sell on you new parts and all Ben but it >>> seems it's a cable routing issue. Why not call Riv and ask someone there as >>> they've seen countless setups applicable to yours if you're not sure how to >>> do a "super long" cable run ? For that matter, the simplicity and >>> universality of DT shifters is often overlooked. So you've got to move your >>> body to shift, so ? ! >>> >>> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 2:57:10 PM UTC-4 bunny...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 10:02:35 AM UTC-7 shopmonkey 39 wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here's some ideas based on personal experience as I have barends on a >>>>> handful of bikes. First idea since you are already there, would be to >>>>> turn >>>>> your indexing off on your shifters. I have this on a bike and it works >>>>> great in friction mode. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I've tried this, and yeah, friction is a little better but still stiff. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Second idea. If you are open to other models of drop bar, you can >>>>> look for something with more run out. I switched to Soma Highway Ones and >>>>> the extra run out has allowed me to run cables that apex just before the >>>>> basket. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I actually am running 42cm highway one bars. I'm not sure what you mean >>>> by more run out. However, I'm thinking maybe I can do something like start >>>> to run the housing out of the bar tape once the bar starts to curve upward. >>>> This might make the shifter cables run upward out of the bars rather than >>>> forward? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Fifth. Gevenalle shifters. I love these and they work great for >>>>> basket bikes and even sometimes saddlebag on the front bikes. I would >>>>> choose it over STI everytime. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I had considered these, but I wish I could try them first. I've never >>>> seen them in real life. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Alot of this is based on the size of your bike, stem, bars, etc. Also >>>>> keep in mind that STI depending on the size of your bike and bars can >>>>> sometimes hit your basket or bag. I ran 44cm bars and occasionally if my >>>>> bag was stuffed it would be a struggle to shift. >>>>> >>>> >>>> This is a fantastic point. Shimano STIs on a set of 42cm wide bars with >>>> a loaded front basket seems like a bad idea. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your thoughts! >>>> Ben >>>> >>> -- > 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/5b89dbe9-e174-44cd-ac31- > 38e510e03576n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5b89dbe9-e174-44cd-ac31-38e510e03576n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CADftY8iOepiAVOzfuPkzjL7xV-DpTOR8a4gRt3UwoXPZ4un5EA%40mail.gmail.com.
