I'm a mechanic, and I understand how things work. I think that is the reason why I have several different shifter types on different bikes of mine and have no problem remembering how to shift each of them. I can use high-normal and low-normal without freaking out.
Regarding low normal Shimano derailers. I think they are flat our superior. I put my money where my mouth was and stocked up with a few lifetimes worth of rear derailers when I sensed they were going away. I use high-normal derailers also, and they are fine, but I love having my stock of low normal derailers whenever I need one. Stock up on the stuff you know you want to keep running. 9-speed cassettes, even 10-speed cassettes might go away next. Top quality 8-speed cassettes are long gone, just like top quality 6-speed freewheels. Don't ask my to sell any of my stock. I prefer to keep them. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 6:39:45 AM UTC-7, d2mini wrote: > > I just finished up my new Sam build and bought a new RD for it without > even thinking about it. Now shifting it with my bar-ends feels all wrong > since it's opposite of what I was used to. > Previously with my shimano XT, I would pull up on the lever as I gained > speed on the flats, and if I came to a hill it was an easy push down to > drop into easier gears. > Now its the opposite and just feels WRONG! lol > > They don't specify, but the deore model on the Riv site is Top-Normal if > I'm not mistaken. > Google isn't turning up much but a bunch of threads from like 5 years ago > about people already having trouble finding Low-Normal or Rapid Rise RD's. > I did find a NOS one on ebay. > > So is it just me? Anyone else with this issue? Do I just need to get over > it? lol > Or if anyone can point me towards a model that's still available, I'd > appreciate it. > > -- 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.
