Clayton, you can use your bar end shifters and Dyna-Sys 10sp cassette if you use a Shimano 9sp derailleur.
On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:28:33 AM UTC-5, clayton wrote: > > Here is what I would like to see them make. Cassette hub, 7 or 8 speed > WIDE ratio cassette, Bomb proof (literally) bar end index shifters with > friction option or disc brake levers (maybe brifters, crash proof though, > and sealed against crashing in a pumice dust and sand pile, don't ask) and > all wrapped up in a nice silver polish or black matte anodization with > engraving. All built for the long haul and severe service. > > I am pretty much done with shimano. I bought their new Deore Xt dynasys > stuff (10 speed) and discovered it won't work with 10 speed bar end > shifters that no longer have a friction option). I replaced my drop bars > with Sycip swept bars and put on the Dynasys mountain bike shifters. I > promptly broke the plastic casing and bent the steel guts when I tried to > rotate the shifter on the bar which wasn't even that tight. My son uses X0 > stuff and it seems to be much better made. Next time......Sorry Shimano, > I've been loyal, but Suntour or Sram is getting my money next time. > > On Friday, April 12, 2013 9:39:55 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: >> >> Forwarding from the Rando list. Interesting from the many Rivs with >> Suntour components... >> >> Brian Hanson >> Seattle, Wa >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From:* Jenny Oh Hatfield <plat...@gmail.com> >> *Date:* April 12, 2013, 9:36:27 AM HST >> *To:* ran...@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* *[Randon] Suntour is back & says it's keeping it real w/ old >> skool ideology* >> >> "Junzo feels the time is right to re-enter the bicycle component >> business. As he puts it “the market is too race-centric; carbon fiber, >> electric shifting, full suspension, 11 speed, doesn’t really enhance the >> enjoyment of cycling. In the 1970’s and 80’s we cycled to be closer to >> nature, for the environment, for our health, for the simple beauty of >> cycling.” For these reasons SunXCD will focus on touring and randonneuring >> components which were the focus of SunTour during its heyday." >> >> Read more here <https://stan-pun.squarespace.com/about/>. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jenny >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "randon" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to randon+un...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to ran...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/randon?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- 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.
