I've run both 8 and 9 speed cassettes on my Hilsen with Silver barends. Have not run as downtube shifters, but would tend to think that shorter cables always make for more positive shifts.
I did swap the pulleys between top and bottom. On most derailleurs, the top/guide pulley is designed to float - specifically to assist shifting and run with slop if the indexing is slightly off. I found that it worked better for me when I switched them. Hope that helps! - Jim Jim Edgar / cyclofiend.com -- 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.
