You are right, there is no need to fine-tune friction shift cables, and cable tension adjusters aren't necessary, though of course you want to pull the cable modestly snug when you tighten the cinch bolt. In fact, it's your fingers that fine tune the system.
What is the drivetrain -- shifters, derailleurs, crankset and cogset? On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 2:02 PM Doug H. <dhansford1...@gmail.com> wrote: > As an indexed shifter rider for most of my life, I am surprised at how I > have adapted to and enjoy friction shifting. I am still in the process of > developing muscle memory for one gear at a time shifting but it is coming > along. My assumption is that barrel adjusters are not needed with friction > shifting and that any cable slack/stretching can be pulled out if needed; > but, fine tuning cable tension is unnecessary. Is this correct? > Thanks, > Doug > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu1%2B5C7ZRCH0qasYojm3H7b%3D26NP%2B9YmnyVU0v54nGirQ%40mail.gmail.com.
