I was first going to say what mr ray did: I'm happy with the quality of the microshift shifters that I have. They're thumbie mounts, but the lever shape really seems to be intended as bar ends, so they probably work ok in downtube mode too. Easiiest thing though would just be to get dura ace bar end shifter from Rivendell. They're in stock and bolt right on as downtube shifters. On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 9:39:21 PM UTC-6 cz...@sonic.net wrote:
> Hi Keith - > > I've ruled out 10 and 11 speed as I want to be able to swap wheels between > bikes and have several bikes with 9 speed setups. > > And I don't care if I have a friction option. Not sure how that impacts > things unless I was interested in brifters (which I am not). > > Thanks, > > > Corwin > On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 6:18:13 PM UTC-7 iamkeith wrote: > >> Just thinking out loud and clarifying before I suggest something wrong: >> >> If you use 10 speed shifters and want indexing, you'd have to use the >> alternate cable attachment hack, right? >> >> 9 speed era and later, the dura ace cable pull was the same as other >> shimano products, so you don't necessarily "need" dura ace, right? >> >> You don't care if you have a friction option, right? >> >> You've ruled out 10 or 11 speed altogether? I understand if you have. I >> kerp doing the same thing but, honestly, it's often easier and cheaper to >> find good 10 and 11 speed stuff these days. It's just not as pretty. >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 5:34:43 PM UTC-6 cz...@sonic.net wrote: >> >>> Greetings - >>> >>> About 18 months ago, my house was burglarized. Among the items stolen >>> was my Rivendell custom. I am now trying to replace the custom. The frame >>> is now at Joe Bell's waiting for paint. >>> >>> I have been trying to find Shimano 9 speed downtube shift levers for a >>> while. I missed out on a couple huge batches offered on EBay. I have seen >>> three options recently: >>> >>> 1) A set of Dura Ace 9 speed downtube levers mated to Paul thumbies on >>> EBay for 150 GBP. This seems like a potential win. Buy the levers (possibly >>> at something below the asking price), sell the Paul Thumbies and come out >>> with a considerable savings. >>> >>> 2) There is a set of Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters in Albuquerque >>> for sale at $160. The shop will only deliver locally. I am willing to pay >>> someone local to the shop to facilitate delivery and send the shifters to >>> me. >>> >>> 3) Use Dura Ace 7900 10 speed downtube shifters in place of the 7700 9 >>> speed. According to Sheldon (AASHTA), Dura Ace 10 speed will shift 9 speed >>> fine. >>> >>> A few criteria of interest ... I already have a set of Shimano 9 speed >>> bar ends slated for another bike. Not interested in putting them on the >>> custom. I do indexed only, and I don't do brifters. I have several >>> wheelsets with 9 speed cassettes and associated [rapid rise] derailers for >>> the custom and on other bikes. >>> >>> I am concerned about the following: Will the Paul Thumbie/Shimano >>> downtube lever combo have sufficient parts for install as downtube levers >>> on the custom? Will the thumbie combo have sufficient parts to be able to >>> sell to someone who wants Paul Thumbies? Will the 10 speed levers throw the >>> chain off the smallest cog (given I am using rapid rise with a 9 speed >>> cassette)? >>> >>> Which is the best option? The 10 speed downtube levers appear to be >>> available for approximately $80 sans tax and shipping. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your opinions, advice, etc. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Corwin >>> >> -- 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/9b059f4f-b477-41f0-940d-dda6fa6b7805n%40googlegroups.com.
