OTOH: I recall a practically new Schwinn Collegiate bought at Goodwill that
had a 5 speed square-tooth wide range freewheel shifted by a second-gen
Alvit rear derailleur pulled by a massive, chromed steel lever clamped to
the stem quill; possibly Suntour ratcheting? I don't recall.
At any rate, I
FWIW, I read a few years ago that using a chain 1 generation more advanced
than one's cassette improved shifting because the later and narrower chain
avoids rubbing on adjacent cogs a wee but noticeable bit better than the
earlier chain. I've been using 11 sp chains on my 10 sp cassettes, and
The fact that the "Friction vs Indexed" conversation has persisted for over
30 years now is testimony that both have their merits.
- My Rivendell with a 3x8 drivetrain and Silver 2 thumb shifters is, of
course, in friction mode (as was my 1970 ten speed Schwinn and my mid 70's
Raleigh). I like
I’ve tried 8,9,10 speeds with friction shifting. 10 speed, nope. 9 was ok
But settled on 8-speed for pretty much all friction shift bikes.
On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:27:21 PM UTC-6 ber...@bernardduhon.com wrote:
> I have been friction shifting my 10 speed campy set up. 11-26 X 44-28
>
What makes friction work for me isn't only about holding the derailleur
position, ie: not having frame flex produce cable pull or the lever slip,
but rather the tactile ability to quickly and accurately move to the next
cog without need to trim. If the feedback required to do that is only
On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 8:27:21 PM UTC-5 ber...@bernardduhon.com wrote:
Previous threads and literature suggests that the closer the cogs in 10 &
11 speeds makes for better friction shifting.
What has been your experience?
Like others, I have had mixed experience. A few observations -
My road bike is friction 2x10 with Riv Silver 2s on barend pods, Campy
Veloce FD, Sugino 48/34 crank, Ultegra 11-30 cassette, and Ultegra 10 speed
chain. Wonderful shifting. After initial setup I had some occasional
slipping on the right shifter, requiring some snugging of the D-ring bolt
by
