On Wed, 2013-03-27 at 15:41 -0700, WETH wrote: > > Question: For those who use or have used the Shimano bar-end > shifters, especially on Albatross bars, how easy is it to index shift > rapidly across several gears on the rear cassette? Is it as easy as > moving the lever up or down the needed number of clicks?
Yes, exactly. You can sweep the entire block, if you like. > (On my gripshift, index shifting, one click equals one sprocket change > on the cassette.) Are the Shimano bar-end shifters durable enough to > take somewhat rough handling every day? What kind of "rough handling" could a bar end shifter get? Dropping the bike on it? Beating it with a hammer? Ordinary shifting is in no way "rough." > I think I have read about a washer cracking easily.) As I mentioned, > I ride hard on my commute. I do not mean to insinuate that the > shifters are not of good quality, it is just that I am quite hard on > my gear when commuting. What do you mean by "hard on my gear"? > Hence, the Surly LHT with 26 x 2.35 tires. Specifically I would be > using the shifter set compatible with a 6-7-8 speed cassette. There is no one shifter set compatible with 6, 7 and 8. I've never seen an indexed 6 and I'm not sure they ever existed. Indexed 7 speed bar ends definitely existed, but they're quite rare now. You can get new stock (possibly new old stock) 8 speed indexed bar end shifters on ebay quite easily. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
