That was my experience, too. Even on my bike with a 7-speed freewheel and friction shifters, friction shifting still leads to too many "auto- shifts" when I stand up to climb a hill.
On Nov 9, 11:38 am, "David Estes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike, I tried nine speed friction, and it wasn't fun. I suppose you get > better over time, but shifting needed to be precise and the feedback from > the drivetrain was nonexistent, so I couldn't tell when it was just right, > or "almost there." > > YMMV > > DE > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've got a pair of Shimano 7 speed DT shifters that I would like to > > use on my commuter which has a triple in front and 9 speed cassette in > > the rear. I imagine that these shifters were intended for a 2x7 > > drivetrain. I'm thinking the front shifter should work how about the > > back? If the shifter is set to friction mode it should work right? > > > Thanks in advance for any insights. > > > mike > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
