No problem friction shifting 9 speeds with Silver shifters set up as either thumbies or as bar-ends. But the easy hand-access makes very fine tuning not something that bothers me. I haven't tried downtube shifters like that, and given the more frequent fine tuning, the shifter location could make a big difference. I say try it, and if it doesn't work out, get some bar end pods later and move the shifters. However, that suggestion doesn't work if you dislike bar ends.
On Feb 4, 2014, at 9:33 PM, Reid wrote: > I'm thinking of getting a Riv AHH (would be my second Riv). My long time ride > has simple down tube friction shifters with a 6-cog freewheel. Down tube > friction shifters just appeal to me, so I'm trying to figure out if that is a > reasonable thing to do with more cogs. > > Some people have posted that friction shifting with 9 cogs in the back is too > fiddly to be practical. I can understand that in general, but would like some > feedback from people who have a lot of experience with friction shifting and > have tried it with 9 cogs. Does anyone think that works if one has enough > experience with friction shifting? > > The other option is the IRD/Riv 8 cog, which seems to have a decent spread of > cog sizes. Would the 8 cog be noticeably easier/better than 9 cogs with > friction shifting? > > Any feedback is much appreciated. > > Reid > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
