Thanks you all for your inputs! I have decided to dump Dura Ace downtube shifters/ XT rear der combo. Decided to go along with my old Record front and rear derailleur (long cage) using Silver shifters from Rivendell and 8 speed wide XT cassette.
On May 10, 2011, at 2:04 PM, William wrote: > On my tandem I have the 9-speed HG-61 12-36 cassette. That's the > cassette that Riv calls the 'pancake' cassette. I use Dura-Ace 9- > speed barcon shifters in index with an XT RD-M751 SGS rear derailer. > That is normal pull. That setup works very well. I would expect 9- > speed index Dura-Ace down tube shifters to work equally well. > > On May 10, 9:42 am, Dan Abelson <d...@abelsons.net> wrote: >> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:47 PM, velobandit <veloban...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I am about to install Dura Ace down tube shifters and wonder which >>> rear derailleur works the best? Of course I plan to use pancake >>> cassette. I assume XT with normal pull? Also is 9 speed is feasible >>> with this specific set up? Thanks in advance. >> >> I use Dura Ace down tube shifters with a 9-speed reverse pull Deore LX long >> cage rear derailleur and it works great. >> >> Dan Abelson >> St. Paul, MN > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
