So I love love LOVE Silver downtube shifters. I actually more often use the Suntour Sprints that the Silvers copy. I've got them on 4 bikes at the moment, 3 as downtube shifters and on one bike configured as barcon shifters. The only gripe I have about them in the barcon configuration is that they look and feel a little too long. I finally took some measurements and sure enough, Shimano barcon shift levers are about 65mm long, while downtube shifters are more like 76mm long.
So, when Riv started selling the S&S thumbshifters I got an idea. I'd buy the S&S shifters, use the levers as barcons on one bike, and use the clamps as the base for Shimano indexed barcons on another bike. I haven't done all the setup yet, but I took a few pics of the idea and the comparative lengths. These S&S silvers are cut down to 67mm and have a rubberized lever. I think these might be the perfect barcon shifter now. I'm really excited to put them to use. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/6794237087/in/photostream The clamps with the shims that come with are equally exciting for my Bombadil cockpit ideas. I feel like George Peppard "I love it when a plan comes together" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/3C5TpwjMZqEJ. 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.
