I (unfortunately) bought a 10-spd Shimano system, and I modified the cranks to use TA chain rings (48-38-24) and the shifting hasn't been too good with the non-standard system. I finally got fed up with it, and decided to go bar end with it. Many people didn't have good luck with bar end shifters for 10-spd systems, so I decided to try Microshift's new 10-speed bar end shifters. I had no idea what made these shifters 10-speed, since I would think they should all be the same if they are not indexed to the gears. Nevertheless, Microshift has made some nice products, so I decided to give it a try.
For the upgrade, I decided to get new bars (26.0 Nitto Randonneur bars), TRP gumwall brake levers (I splurged), and a new "Au Natural" Rivet saddle (I love it!). I put everything together and it worked out great. The Microshift levers are not indexed to the rings, but the left shift lever is incremented by clicks. There does not appear to be any friction mode. Nevertheless, there are enough clicks to get a good position for the front derailer. For the right lever, it is "micro-indexed". There are very minute increments and the shifting is very smooth and reasonable force must be applied to move the lever back down to the zero tension position. Because of the micro-clicks, there seems to be less of a chance of lever slippage. Moreover, the extra force required to push the lever down also reduces the chance of slippage. I haven't ridden the bike enough to tell if these levers will be problem free, but for now, I am extremely happy with the shifting and am glad to be rid of the brifters. http://www.flickr.com/photos/42771204@N00/7910765792/in/photostream Toshi -- 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.
