I love index shifting for the rear wheel and expect it to perform flawlessly. The 8-speed bar-end shifters RBW sells work every bit as well with my 7-speed freewheel as my other bike's matched 8-speed drivetrain. They both perform virtually flawlessly.
I have no experience riding a 6-speed drivetrain. But I would *not* expect the same satisfactory indexing with 8-speed shifters. 7-speed cog spacing is 4.9mm cog-to-cog for the IRD freewheels. 6-speed spacing is 5.3mm. These figures per IRD. From Sheldon, Shimano 8-speed cassette is 4.8mm. That said, I think the Phil hubs are "worth it" only if you have special wheel needs (e.g. heavy upright riding) or really want the beauty (I think my half-Rivy 40-spoke Phil freewheel wheel is stunning!). But normal situations don't make Phil's a good value, I think. Just an exceptional product. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Jul 17, 4:19 pm, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > i think that there is one additional consideration: > > If you ever want indexed shifting, better get a cassette hub. That is > not to say you SHOULD ever want index shifting on that bike or that > you will ever NEED it. You won't find an 8 speed freewheel, nor will > you find 7 speed indexed bar end shifters, at least not easily. > > If you are fine with friction, I say go for the Phils and get a 7 > speed freewheel. > > Ginz -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
