That's also a great op! Should also work with old Shimano DX 7-sp
thumbies. My set work great with 8-sp cassette's and the stamped clamp
can be opened enough to fit drops. But then stem shifters would work
just as well. Was tinkering with some last night. Swapped the right
shifter (Positron!) for
I run Paul thumbies with 8 speed shimano barcons, and love them! I use
interrupter brake levers and it makes for a very comfy setup. The
shifters are protected from falls and easily accessed. Most of the
time I am riding on the tops of the bars anyway, and I don't have to
release the bars to shift
A set of original Suntour Sprint friction shifters for sale at 'bay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150324026371&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123
On 29 Jan, 01:42, chris love wrote:
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only
4:52 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: shifter opinions
I have both Silvers shifting Suntour XCD derailleurs over a 7 speed
FW, and 8 speed Shimanos. I pretty much leave the Shimanos in index
mode, and have no trouble with them. The option to use friction is
nice, but I never have to u
I have both Silvers shifting Suntour XCD derailleurs over a 7 speed
FW, and 8 speed Shimanos. I pretty much leave the Shimanos in index
mode, and have no trouble with them. The option to use friction is
nice, but I never have to use it.
I'd hate to use friction shifters off road. I need all my
I notice this too. I have 9 speeds with Silvers and shifting is
difficult still after 4 months. I'm thinking of going back to 8...my
experience so far is that 8 works better.
On Jan 28, 11:43 pm, David Estes wrote:
> How many gears? I don't like friction with nine speed or higher
> drivetrains.
I used Riv Silvers as bar enders for a while but became tired of them
jamming me in the upper thigh and seeing them hit my top tube too. I
switched them to the down tube and that is where they shine in my
opinion. Being on the down tube discourages excessive and obsessive
shiftiness plus they are
I just measured. From the pivots, the Silvers are ~ 65mm and the Shimano
are ~55mm.
Stan
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From: "Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery"
To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: shifter opinions
I think th
I have the Shimano bar ends on my Bleriot and an old Trek hybrid beater, and
the Silvers on my AHH. The Bleriot is a 10 spd. that I pretty much leave
indexed. I may be impatient, but it's difficult finessing the fine
difference among ten gears in friction mode. The old Trek is an 8 spd.
whi
Me too until I was diagnosed and had a operation for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome
Jim, maybe check your positioning?
On 29 Jan, 22:37, Jim Bronson wrote:
> I have to dissent, my hands get numb on brevets regardless of shifter
> type, brifter or barcon.
>
> What I have fou
Jim Bronson wrote:
> What I have found that I do prefer is (gasp) anatomic bars. Since I
> am very tall, I ride in the drops a lot when it's windy and that is a
> sure reciepe on the Nitto Noodles for numb hands. I don't have nearly
> as many problems with my Ritchey anatomic bars. But alas t
I have to dissent, my hands get numb on brevets regardless of shifter
type, brifter or barcon.
What I have found that I do prefer is (gasp) anatomic bars. Since I
am very tall, I ride in the drops a lot when it's windy and that is a
sure reciepe on the Nitto Noodles for numb hands. I don't have
From: fenderbender
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:50:36 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: shifter opinions
Hi All-
I have ridden both bar end (Campy, Suntour), down tube (Campy, Simplex retro
friction, Suntour) and Campy Ergo. My experience
I've had both and my vote goes to the silvers.
They're like butta!
On Jan 28, 6:42 pm, chris love wrote:
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by
> which. Any opinions?
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I'm hung up on the same quandary my self ! Just about to mount a set
of Jagwire barcon mounts to a Mercian:
http://www.jagwireusa.com/index.php/products/road/477
Think I'll transplant the shifters from a set of 9sp Shiman DA rather
than use a set of DT 7sp shifters in friction mode. Better for g
Quoting chris love :
>
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by
> which. Any opinions?
If you're looking for a friction-only bar end shifter you can do no
better, IMHO, than the Sun Tour Sprin
I like the way the Shimanos look better, but you know what they say about
beauty. I only friction shift regardless of how many gears there are.
From: chris love
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:42:07 PM
Subject: [RBW] shifter opinions
on 1/28/09 4:42 PM, chris love at melvinl...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by
> which. Any opinions?
Silvers.
Then if you want to go to a downtube setup down the r
> How many gears? I don't like friction with nine speed or higher
> drivetrains
I'm running an 8 speed (12-28)...
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I prefer Silvers. I think it's easier to find the gear with them.
On Jan 28, 4:42 pm, chris love wrote:
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by
> which. Any opinions?
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I think the silver and shimano shifters are the same length - it's an
optical illusion.
I like Shimano because the little rubbery cover over the lever feels
good in-hand and is less pointy when I jam my leg into it when I hop
off the saddle carelessly. Also, the indexed option is handy. Silvers
l
How many gears? I don't like friction with nine speed or higher
drivetrains
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:42 PM, chris love wrote:
>
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by
> which. Any opinio
I've used both. I really like the Silvers. I like that they're longer
and the action on them is great.
--mike
On Jan 28, 4:42 pm, chris love wrote:
> Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar
> ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by
> wh
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