I believe friction-shifting a 9 or 10 speed takes unique skills (which I unfortunately lack). I am currently running friction shifters on a 7 speed with great success. I had less success with 9 speeds... Once you go beyond 7 or 8 speeds, it gets more difficult to make precise shifts.
BB On Oct 3, 9:26 pm, Justin August <justinaug...@gmail.com> wrote: > That is exactly the problem I had. Time to place an order! > > Next choice: Cassette. Harris Cyclery custom or off the shelf > jobbie.... > > On Oct 3, 9:12 pm, Forrest <ftme...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > I don't know why, but I had slippage/ghost-shifting problems using > > Silver shifters with a 9-speed cassette. When I switched to 8-speed > > cassette, no problems. I prefer the shifting on the 8-speed over the 9 > > -- less "micro" finicky, and you can get the same range. And I like > > the friction shifting on my 7-speed freewheel even better than the 8. > > > Not sure what I was doing wrong with the 9-speed cassette, but the > > only variable in the set-up (that I'm aware of) is the cassette. Glad > > to read here that others have success with 9 and even 10. > > > -- Forrest (Iowa City) > > > On Oct 3, 7:56 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Justin: > > > > My experience with 8 speed is with the ancient Suntour Bar Cons, & I > > > have no problems. I try indexing from time to time but the fussiness, > > > even with 8, keeps me coming back to friction. I travel with my > > > Atlantis so it gets packed & shipped. It always seems to take a > > > couple of days on a tour to get the indexing working correctly. > > > > Riv says if you like the old Bar Cons, you'll love the Silvers. May > > > give them a try, just for fun. > > > > dougP > > > > On Oct 3, 1:31 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
