I use silver down tube shifters with 9 speed and generally get great results. Having said that let me offer some caveats.
My experience suggests: friction shifting works better with good components; I use ultegra cassettes, and conex chains. I have experienced problems with budget equipment. friction shifting works best with shorter cage derailers. My Ram with the new Ultegra RD 6700 SS is the best shifting I have experienced in 35+years of riding, including SIS brifters. My tandem with the RD 6700 triple rd works pretty good too and I have had good enough shifting with a medium cage Centaur; but by the time you get to really long cages, like Deore and the campy long cage the shifting is just OK. when friction shifting is off, it is easy to adjust; when index shifting is off it usually turns into a project. friction shifting has a learning curve and can add either interest or challenge, depending on your state of mind. I have 35 years of experience so my experience may not transfer to the next generation. I just came back from a very hilly 1 1/2 hour ride without a single missed shift. Setup: Silver DT; White VBC crank & rings (44/30); Campy FD; Conex 908 chain; Ultegra HG 9 spd 11-28 cassette; Shimano RD 6700 RD. My Ramboullet rocks! Michael On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 5:20:39 PM UTC-4, Lee Legrand wrote: > > Can anyone tell me does the Riv downtube shifters work on with 9 speed > cassettes? Should shifting pass 8 speed with friction shifter, users > should use index? I am getting mixed information about this since there is > some information on the internet that friction shifting is not good pass 8 > speed rear cassettes. > > Thanks > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
