On two different bikes I use Silver downtube shifters with 7 speed IRD freewheels and Campy Mirage and a Champ rear derailleur. I can't believe how well this works in comparison to 70's-80's top end Campy (Record/Super Record).
I stil have to ease off a little to down shift while climbing but, as already stated, some of us have been doing that all along and can't stop even when using indexed shifing. On Aug 16, 11:27 am, Juhani Laitela <juhani.lait...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve some difficulties with friction shifting with my Dia Compe bar > end “Silver Shifters”. > > They work fine when I’ve my bike in repair stand and also when riding > on flat or downhill, but when climbing uphill, especially with some > load and on steeper hill, the rear cogs really make noise when > shifting to the biggest cogs (with the smallest chainring). I’m almost > afraid the cogs are going to brake or something. I’ve the problem when > shifting both to bigger and smaller cogs when riding uphill and using > the bigger cogs. > > My rear derailler is Shimano XT low-normal / rapid rise, cassette > Shimano XT 11-34 and chain Shimano XT. Cranks are Sugino XD2 46/36/26. > The chain length is like Sheldon Browns recommends. > > I’ve been trying different strategies on shifting as well as reducing > the pedal pressure. The latter almost to the point of loosing my speed > altogether. > > I’d appreciate any help or guidance with my problem. Maybe I’m just > too new to the shifters (around 500 miles), but I feel like I’m just > not getting it :( > > J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
