I've shifted 9 and 10 with friction with no problem. The 10 was a 46 X11-23 on the 2003 Curt.
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Justin August <justinaug...@gmail.com>wrote: > So it's time to get a new cassette for the Bleriot and I'm in a bit of > a quandary. Last time I tried friction shifting something was just > off. It wouldn't hold a gear when I started cranking on the bike going > up hills or on the flats. Slipping gears drive me bonkers so I dropped > it and went indexed. > > However, I recently moved the 700c wheels from my SOMA Double Cross > (which the Bleriot replaced) to the Lady's bike. I grabbed an 8 speed > cassette from Firehouse bikes and she's been shifting with absolutely > 0 problems with her Suntour power ratchet thumbies. > > Since it's time to get a new cassette and I wouldn't mind spending the > scrilla on some Silvers - should I be worried about friction shifting > across an 8 speed cassette still? I I would probably roll with an > 11-28 or 11-30 cassette with 48x36x24 in the front. Last time I was > using a 9 speed cassette with a single ring up front and I think that > could have been the problem. > > Am I being ridiculous and just order up? > > -Justin > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
