+ 1 for the old Suntours.
OTOH, I got wonderful friction shifting with gen-1 Silvers, a Microshift
road rear derailleur, and a home-brew 9-speed cogset (used 9 sp spacers but
cogs were probably mix of 9, 8, 7, and possibly Uniglde). So a great deal
depends on the match between shifter and
I started friction shifting on 8 speed years ago and may have just got used
to it so it's really hard to say. Totally get the reasoning of not being
able to miss a gear when you have 10-11 in the back but I pretty much run
between 6-9 with my friction bikes and never have any issues. When
I have been friction shifting my 10 speed campy set up. 11-26 X 44-28 Crank is
Sugino.
Was not happy with performance , ghosts shifts up when spinning & down when
stomping the pedals.
Switched up to a 34-11 Shimano
Nothing else changed
Seems to be working really well.
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