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. which I prefer to run friction and of course there's no choice with the Silvers.
I don't swear by anything anymore, AT a lot of stuff but that's another story. However, if I were going to buy another set of bar ends it would be the Silvers. The levers on the Silvers are longer than the Shimano. The length feels better and provides much more control. I also feel the action is more precise, although that perception could be a result of the lever length as well. The Hilsen is a 9 spd. and I have no problems finessing that number of gears with the Silvers. One of these days I'm going to try the Silvers on the Bleriot and see how that goes. One of these days... Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris love" <melvinl...@gmail.com> To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:42 PM Subject: [RBW] shifter opinions > > 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? Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1923 - Release Date: 1/29/2009 7:13 AM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
