To clarify, I think you would like indexed bar-ends, and I've had no problem with 8-speed index shifters on a 7-speed cassette. Technically there may be a very small difference in spacing between 7- and 8-speed cogsets, but in practice it wasn't noticeable once the shifting was dialed so that the derailer pulleys were perfectly centered under the 4th (middle) position.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 7:56:28 PM UTC-7, WETH wrote: > Dear Shoji and Joe, thanks for the response. I have a bike with stem > mounted shifters (friction) that I ride on the weekends. I have commuted > with it, but I did not like the uncertainty of which gear I dropped into > nor the time I had to spend with only one hand on the bar while navigating > busy urban roads. That in part could be solved by practice, but I am > fairly set in my commuting ways. I do however enjoy friction shifting on > my weekend rides. In response to another thread on bags, someone said (Jim > from Hiawatha Cyclcery maybe?) paraphrasing here: fit, utility, looks- pick > any two and be happy. Since the grip shifters function and fit how I ride > when commuting, I suppose I should leave them. I can adjust more quickly > to the new twisting motion on the grip shifts better than I could adjust to > friction shifting. It's just those bar-end shifters look so nice! > Thanks for allowing me to think this through. > Erl -- 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.
