others mileage may vary, but i recently started using a set of microshift thumbies on a new to me bike.
i also have shimano on another bike (as you have) and silver! on another. all set up friction. of the three, the microshift has felt the best. https://www.ebay.com/itm/124833117848?epid=9024683600&itmmeta=01J1V7F30B9KENRB255JF84DAW&hash=item1d10a23698:g:X2EAAOSwk8pmO9yC&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4NcfUZomssn1t7VI%2Fpf%2BBKOv24CsVKs3Fj%2FzcrSCP3qzd2wrvDOpTNYN4ZDRwgW1oCvrMn7UYZ%2FNJWI2Sq8Hoe6IUuCa5s1b3mxiqab38P7ZICw30vNdRH%2FpGEKJbFfYPVfModc%2Fztu9pUge5ErDdmyqFKcAZa4e3D3cbUm%2Flyewy4IFcgSZ%2F8WjV%2Bw1M6Zit%2Bb61dPHzd1spElNNX6ubNhEPf2ZWqfNmA5xAohvxNwAd%2Fj91TZe1fM7JApHtpIHj9fac7AY5e1B2CYWtS1Q4PvTZJSnxbr88vUvZg5jH45p%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjrG8545k at their price, it would be cheaper to just get a set of them, and retire your shimano, or switch those to another bike (if necessary) or just parts bin them. not what you asked, but owning paul thumb mounts, i would rather just buy these. they look pretty too. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 9:43:21 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote: > What a great group. Sally, love the purple and the Platy. I have a Platy > too. > > Thanks for the note on the Riv mounts. I’ll ask bike shop to look at them > too. > > Yes, I’m just looking to move the placement not change the friction > shifting. > > I’ll be retiring soon and have been wanting to do this for a while. I > might as well do it now. > > On Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 9:24:11 PM UTC-4 dros...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Yeah, the Paul thing is just the pod to which your mount the shifter. It >> doesn’t include the actual shift mechanism. I swapped the pod on my Uno >> shifter and it was easy but I had to modify it a bit to make it work. I >> think you’re looking for a part that you can have mounted at a bike shop. >> I’m unaware of a pod other than the Paul component pod. They make great >> stuff if you can stomach the price. If not, I’d go with something like this: >> >> https://www.microshift.com/us/models/sl-t09/ >> >> Can you post a photo of your shifters? >> >> If you have the Rivendell silver shifters, Rivendell sells a bar mount >> conversion >> >> https://www.rivbike.com/products/z558mz-cnv-oialk >> >> >> Send a pic and I’ll be able to give you a better idea. >> >> Unless they’re Dura Ace thumb shifters, it’s probably not with spending >> that much to mount them to the bars versus just replacing the whole >> shifter. >> >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 7:25 PM Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dross, >>> >>> Thanks for the speedie reply. >>> >>> 8 speed? 9? Dunno. I'm not looking to replace the shifters, just move >>> them to a thumbie mount. Do you think they meant replacing the shifters? >>> This is the web page they sent me: >>> https://www.paulcomp.com/shop/components/drivetrain/shifting/shimanothumbies/ >>> >>> Would moving the shifters to a thumbie mount change their fantastic and >>> smooth as butta' shifting? >>> >>> I'm sorta like Leah, bicycle bell ding ding... I just like to get on >>> and ride. I know to pump air in my tires and lube the chain. I just know >>> I don't like the placement of the current shifter. >>> >>> Roberta >>> >>> On Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 7:08:07 PM UTC-4 dros...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> What speed are you running? The problem with the Paul mount is that you >>>> can get a new shifter for less money. I have one of the blingy Uno >>>> shifters >>>> but I also have two bikes with Microshift and it works just as well. There >>>> isn’t too much you can do to engineer a significantly better friction >>>> shifter which is one of the great things about friction shifters. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 7:04 PM Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have Shimano bar end shifters (friction) on my A Homer Hilsen that >>>>> work fantastically, but I've never liked placement as bar ends, because >>>>> of >>>>> me knocking them out of gear with my knee, hand, ooops bike just leaned >>>>> on >>>>> a wall ... So I asked my much loved and trusted bike shop, Keystone >>>>> Bikes, >>>>> for options and received this response: "...The only drawback is that >>>>> the >>>>> part is pricy. The Paul Thumbie >>>>> <https://www.paulcomp.com/shop/components/drivetrain/shifting/shimanothumbies/> >>>>> >>>>> is the tool for the job, but $127. The Velo Orange Equivalent >>>>> <https://velo-orange.com/products/vo-thumb-shifter-mounts-22-2-23-8>is >>>>> cheaper but unavailable. Installation would be recabling the both >>>>> shifters >>>>> and setting the thumb mounts up." >>>>> >>>>> I'm not against paying the $$, but before I do, I wanted to get some >>>>> opinions on this mount, setup, placement, suggestions, things I don't >>>>> know >>>>> to ask about, "gotchas." 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