That SRAM setup Nick posted sounds like an awesome solution, I may try that in the future.
On my Sam I currently have Shimano's 11 speed SLX mountain cassette (11-40) and derailleur with a single ring up front. I use Microshift's bar-end shifter made especially for them, since Shimano doesn't make a drop bar shifter for that derailleur. This is the same shifter Gevenalle uses on some of their brake levers. Though it's 11 speed, as mentioned, it fits on an 8-10 speed hub, since the largest gears can fit out over the lip of the hub on the spoke side. As a side note, I use mine in friction mode...feels much better than indexed, and I've never had problems finding a gear. On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 4:20:42 PM UTC-4, Neil Doran wrote: > 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd9b8ab0-69f6-4301-830d-068e5370d34c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
