Tim, I love to be educated. So, thanks for that. Brian's description of why 9-speed was one of the longer paragraphs in his email to me. Here are some of the high points:
* very, very low gear with the 24t chainring and 36t cassette - I might need that if I ever try to climb Mt. Baker some day. Some even closer hills I have not yet tried may need this, too. It's good for me to have. * only 1 tooth difference at the top end, 12t vs 11t - I'm not likely to ever need this. * snappy, positive shifting with from Dura Ace bar end shifter/XT rear derailleur combo * 9-speed chain will NOT fall between chain rings of the Sugino crank - lowers the danger factor, always a good thing It was sufficient to convince me of the validity of the approach. Thanks. Tim On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > I understand your reluctance to use an "off-label" setup if you're not > 100% comfortable/knowledgable. > > But 3 x 10 bar-end shifters and downtube shifters are still in production, > as are 9-speed MTB rear derailleurs (the M772 I mention is sold by Riv > <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/d20xt.htm>). It's really just as > simple as using the 9-speed MTB RD with the remainder of your desired > 10-speed parts (chain, cassette, shifters). > > But 3 x 9 is a great setup as well. Just trying to help you make a > fully-informed decision. > > Cheers, > Tim > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Tim Butterfield < > timbutterfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I know there are older 3x10 combinations that could be made to work just >> fine. However, those same components may be much harder for RBW to source >> as brand new from their vendors. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
