I have not had any problem mating silver shifters with a good Shimano 9 speed cassette and a good conex chain. I ran into a lot of trouble with an inexpensive SRAM chain & cassette. I do get occasional ghost shifts with the same set up on BE, but it always seems to be connected to a slightly loose D ring. Personally I think a hi quality 9 speed will give a better experience than a mid level 10 speed set up. What do you hope to get by going 10 speed? I know the steps can be a little smaller and I like that but the only time it seems to matter with 9 speed is between 14 & 16 or 15 & 17. There is no perfect solution here; it always about what compromise you are willing to make.
When you're done with this project let us know how a lightweight 650 works out. I keep thinking about it for my Marinoni racing frame but never quite get to the point of wanting to spend the money. Michael On Thursday, August 16, 2012 3:59:18 PM UTC-4, William wrote: > > I'm delighted at the shifting of Silver Downtube shifters with a 9-speed > cassette. I'm running that setup on three bikes. I'm contemplating a > lightweight 650B wheelset. I already have the Pacenti 650B road rims > (confirmed <400g on my scale). I'm probably going to get a pair of White > Industries hubs. I'm thinking about whether the super light and swanky > SRAM cassettes will work with friction shifters. My question is: Are any > list members using Silver downtube shifters with a 10-sp SRAM or Shimano > cassette? What rear der? What chain? Do you like it? > > Bill > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FxU7SD8qm4IJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
