I've never had much to interest but grabbed one of these from Bill. I use a Shimano trigger shifter on a bike and struggle with the arthritis in my hands to push that big paddle against the spring for lower gears. Maybe using the small trigger to let the spring do the work up to big cogs will be the ticket 🤞
Joe "gimme the easy way" Bernard Clearlake CA On Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 7:24:35 AM UTC-7 John Dewey wrote: > I bought into the Rapid Rise program a long time ago and never looked > back. Over the years, I’ve managed to accumulate quite a collection and for > that I’m truly grateful. > > The RR’s big spring now does its work in the proper sequence…power when > you need it most. > > Why aren’t all RDs rapid rise I wonder? > > Jock > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM J <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've had zero interest in Rapid Rise derailleurs until a couple weeks ago >> when I was standing up in a probably too high gear to get up the hill in my >> alley, riding my noodley ghost shifting Romanceur. The though occurred to >> me, would it ghost shift into an easier and more appropriate gear in this >> situation with a rapid rise derailleur? >> >> On Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 9:26:22 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> 1. XTR M952 GS used $100 plus shipping >>> 2. Deore XT M760 GS used $80 plus shipping >>> 3. Deore XT M760 GS -*SOLD*- >>> >>> Three Ders >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/55324681448/in/album-72157634724093620> >>> >>> BL in EC >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 2:34:58 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> The last email newsletter said Riv would put 80 OM-1 rear derailleurs >>>> into the store. I checked just now and there are 4. >>>> >>>> Meanwhile, I'm offering up three Rapid Rise Derailleurs from my stash. >>>> All three are the "GS" cage length, called by some "mid cage" , considered >>>> "short cage" from a mountain bike perspective. The cage length means less >>>> wrap, meaning they are optimal for a 2x setup. They index at 8 or 9 or 10 >>>> speeds with a compatible Shimano indexed shifter. They friction shift as >>>> well as anything. If Shimano still made these, Rivendell wouldn't have >>>> had >>>> to make the OM-1. Even though I'm selling these three, I still have a >>>> half-dozen of them deployed in my stable. They are: >>>> >>>> 1. XTR M952 GS used $100 plus shipping >>>> 2. Deore XT M760 GS used $80 plus shipping >>>> 3. Deore XT M760 GS new $100 plus shipping >>>> >>>> Three Ders >>>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/55324681448/in/album-72157634724093620> >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>>> -- >> 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/ca67ce44-5ff9-4741-b4c1-02c5fd466d55n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ca67ce44-5ff9-4741-b4c1-02c5fd466d55n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/73012b67-548c-454d-ac9f-e4b5b02adeebn%40googlegroups.com.
