I love how my Sam is set up right now: Shimano Sora 3x9 brifters on 44 cm Salsa Cowchipper. Haven't had a hankering to change this in over a year, so I think I am sold.
However, I purchased the Sora brifters used, and they are worn. Time for an upgrade. When I last looked, Sora and I think Micro Shift were the only 3 x 9 brifters on the market. Should I be thinking about other options, such as 10 sp? My modest requirements... - Must be indexed, don't wanna go back to friction. - Need to use existing rear wheel (standard LX hub). - Need at least a double up front, cuz of hills and I frequently bike-camp and otherwise load the bike up. - Need to be compatible with sidepull brakes. - Would prefer to reuse the crank (standard RIv Sugino triple) but not necessary. What I'm thinking is a wide-low double (28 x 46 ish) and an expanded rear cassette (likely 10 sp) (11 x 38 ish)...has anybody done a setup like this before? Kinda looking for an integrated solution that plays well together and delivers very good shifting performance. Thanks all! -- 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.
