The fact that the "Friction vs Indexed" conversation has persisted for over 30 years now is testimony that both have their merits.
- My Rivendell with a 3x8 drivetrain and Silver 2 thumb shifters is, of course, in friction mode (as was my 1970 ten speed Schwinn and my mid 70's Raleigh). I like it that way. - My Ritchey with 1x11 and a Microshift thumbie is usually in indexed mode, but I'll switch mid-ride to friction whenever it's a bit out of tune and I don't feel like playing with the barrel adjusters. I like it that way. On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:08:38 AM UTC-4 Hoch in ut wrote: > I’ve tried 8,9,10 speeds with friction shifting. 10 speed, nope. 9 was ok > But settled on 8-speed for pretty much all friction shift bikes. > > On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:27:21 PM UTC-6 ber...@bernardduhon.com > wrote: > >> I have been friction shifting my 10 speed campy set up. 11-26 X 44-28 >> Crank is Sugino. >> Was not happy with performance , ghosts shifts up when spinning & down >> when stomping the pedals. >> Switched up to a 34-11 Shimano >> Nothing else changed >> Seems to be working really well. >> >> Previous threads and literature suggests that the closer the cogs in 10 & >> 11 speeds makes for better friction shifting. >> >> What has been your experience? >> >> > -- 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/f4f7fd4d-e408-4bf0-9406-8c2520020f23n%40googlegroups.com.
