I did. He had no more but put me in touch with someone else who had sold his collection to a third person, whom I also contacted but that person after a preliminary reply never replied again.
I’ve shifted the S3X with a friction shifter but I’d much rather have a strong detent to hold the shifter in proper place for second and first gears. On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM Mark Bulgier <[email protected]> wrote: > Last time you asked, I told you about Bob Knight in Aotearoa (aka New > Zealand) who makes them. Did you try contacting him? I'd rather have one > of his than a possibly worn out original. > > The process for making a bar-end shifter work is to install it on the > bike, and then use it. No mods needed. It does require you to find the > gear by feel, and there's a risk that you will miss the sweet spot of > engagement inside the hub, which can lead to increased wear, or even > breaking something. But some people report doing it for years with no > problem. They say you can feel when it's in gear. I'm not one of those > people — never tried it myself. > > ------------------------------ > > Long, long, *long* shot, but who knows. I’ve gotten some rare-indeed > finds on list from a mere inquiry. > > There has been only 1 shifter listed on eBay for a while now and the > seller does not respond to questions even after repeated attempts. > > So, forlorn hope, if anyone here in listland has one in good condition for > sale, please contact me. > > Thanks, Patrick > > PS: If anyone has ideas about converting a bar end shifter to the cable > pull needed for the ASC, I’d be delighted to hear about that, too. > > -- > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For > more options, group rules and how to contact the moderation team, visit > this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/internet-bob?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "internet-bob" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/SN7PR05MB99163009F19DB5155BBB2801DC6CA%40SN7PR05MB9916.namprd05.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/SN7PR05MB99163009F19DB5155BBB2801DC6CA%40SN7PR05MB9916.namprd05.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs-UeiMuDrXQeZpduyT1PqXapxA%3DU5QhgvwOG2PyfkjuA%40mail.gmail.com.
