shimano 7 speed shifters definitely pull enough cable On Nov 9, 2008, at 5:56 PM, Michael Scholten wrote:
> I think the Riv Silver shifters have a big enough barrel that they > pull enough cable for a 9 speed cassette. Some old 7 speed shifter > have a smaller barrel and pull less cable. > > Michael > DC > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Richard True <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I used to have this set up. I used a sugino xd triple font with a > sora front derailleur and a triple 9 speed back. I did find the 9 > speed friction a bit finicky, but as long as the front derailleur is > a road triple it will wotk > On Nov 9, 2008, at 4:13 PM, Mike wrote: > > > > > Hey David, I've been using Silver Shifters with a 9 speed > cassette and > > don't really have too many problems. I guess I'm just used to it. > > > > The deal is that I have a Surly CC that I'm going to put Nitto > > Albatross bars on. I have 9 speed Shimano barend shifters on it now, > > set to friction, that work well enough with 9spd. I know that the > > Shimano barend shifters can be mounted on the ends of the Albatross > > bars but I'm thinking of going with DT so as to make bar changes > that > > much easier. We'll see what happens. I may just order up some Silver > > DT shifters from Rivendell. They're cheap enough. > > > > Thanks everyone for the replies. > > > > --mike > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
