I have used indexed shifters my entire adult life. To be honest, I never really had any issues and I never really found any of my bikes particularly difficult to set up and adjust. That said, for some reason when I went to spec out shifters for my new Sam Hillborne, I decided to try out Rivendell’s Silver Shifters mounted on the bar ends of my Albastache bars.
What a great decision that was. I can’t believe how much more *enjoyable* they make shifting. I have them set up with a 9 speed Connex chain and a 11-32 cassette that I got from Rivendell and after a little getting used to I feel I can shift nearly as accurately and efficiently as I could with lower range Camagnolo ergo levers (which were wonderful, by the way). If you’ve never tried friction shifting and are curious, I’d definitely recommend picking up a set of Silver’s and giving it a shot. -- 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.