I friction shifted 9 speeds with Silver bar-ends, with no problem. (11-32 cassette, Microshift rear der). I don't pay attention to the ratchet clicks, just move the shifter gently until the desired cog is engaged.
I've since retro-fitted to 7 speeds, but not because of shift quality. I went back to my Riv's original ('97) Phil FW hubs and rebuilt them with Synergy 650b rims. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.