I've got a new to me bike coming out of the shop this week with new...yes you guessed it...down tube silvers. I had some Silver bar- enders ready to go but changed my mind at the last minute. The bar- end shifters on my Bleriot have been flawless for 5 years. Hopefully the down-tubers do the trick...will let you know. Now if you guys would have just had this conversation 2 days ago!
On Jul 2, 5:49 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > You guys are all correct with your observations > > 1. Silvers don't slip in Barend configuration. Correct. This has two > reasons. A. The receptacle (boss) into which the D-ring threads is way > deeper, so it's impossible to bottom out. B. More cable and housing means > more flex (stretch) can soak up the stresses without slipping. It's mostly > A. > 2. Dura Ace downtubes don't slip. Correct. They have the right length > bolt. > 3. Shimano barends don't slip. Also correct. > 4. STIs don't slip. Correct. They can't slip. > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 2, 2012 12:38:13 PM UTC-7, rcnute wrote: > > > I've been much happier with DA downtube shifters than Silvers. But > > with barcons the Silvers are great. > > > Ryan > > > On Jul 2, 8:24 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So I've been using Silver shifters for a few years now and overall like > > > them a lot with one exception. When I mount them on the DT on my 63cm > > > Hilsen or 63cm randonneuring bike, the front shifter slips when standing > > on > > > the pedals during a hard effort such as going over rollers causing the > > FD > > > cage to rub on the chain. This was exceptionally annoying last week > > during > > > the Cascade 1200k. > > > > I've had the problem to a lesser degree when the shifters are mounted on > > > the BE. > > > > The shifter and cable are mounted correctly. This is an issue that has > > > persisted even when the shifters were installed by a knowledgeable > > > mechanic. And yes, the shifter is tightened down on the braze-on. > > > > I'm considering giving Shimano Dura Ace 9spd DT shifters a try. For > > folks > > > using them, any issues? I've looked for 8spd Dura Ace shifters, which > > I'd > > > prefer, but Shimano does not seem to be making them anymore. I may just > > go > > > with 9spd and run the rear shifter in friction mode as my current > > > drivetrain is 8spd. > > > > I'm thinking that this might just be an issue due to the size of my > > frame > > > and my weight--185lb. I'd be curious what others' experiences have been > > > with the Shimano shifters. > > > > Oh, and if anyone has a pair of Dura Ace 8spd shifters for sale, let me > > > know. > > > > Thanks, > > > mike -- 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.
