On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 11:20:50 AM UTC-5, Gabriel Hargrove wrote: > > I'm setting up a 2x10 drive train and was hoping to benefit from any > experience out there using either Shimano 9 speed bar end shifters in > friction mode or move into the Shimano 10 speed bar end shifters (STI > only). Given the narrowness of the 10 speed chains, is it that finicky > trying to find the right gear in a friction set up? >
As someone else noted, be sure that the 9sp can actually pull enough cable to shift across all 10 cogs. Some other, maybe relevant data points. I tried using Silver shifters on a SRAM 10-speed (road) setup, and I found that the clicks of the shifters got in the way of being able to make precise lever movements. I might have been able to get used to having to overshift then push the lever back, but it was really tough to get the lever in just the right position to minimize the clacking out back. I happily switched to SRAM 10 speed bar ends for that. But this year I switched over to Shimano 10 speed because the Shimano bar ends don't have as stiff a "click" as the SRAM, so feel nicer to me. The Shimano 10 speed clicks are still noticeably harder than the 9-speed and earlier ones. On the other hand, Simplex retrofriction bar end levers with a Shimano 8 speed setup is like butter. Ted Durant Milwaukee, WI USA -- 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.
