[RBW] Rapid Rise Rear Der

2015-12-28 Thread Joe Bernard
Grant was heavy into the concept of both shifters moving the same direction for easier/harder gears, despite its "rapid" demise in the marketplace. They came about as Shimano was introducing something on MTBs called Dual Control, which was a brake lever you nudged up or down for shifts..they did

Re: [RBW] Rapid Rise Rear Der

2015-12-28 Thread cyclotourist
I like the concept of RR. But yeah, I sure can't get used to shifting backwards. I mis-shift a lot on the one bike I have with it. On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Utah wrote: > I just visited the Riv HQ and test rode a few of the bikes. The guys in > the store (Vince and Will) were awesome an

[RBW] Rapid Rise Rear Der

2015-12-28 Thread Utah
I just visited the Riv HQ and test rode a few of the bikes. The guys in the store (Vince and Will) were awesome and patient with my excitement for my pilgrimage to Mecca! My question: All of the bikes were Rapid Rise (backward in the rear, hmm bassackward?). Is there a reason why? I also b