Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-09-25 Thread John Dewey
Eric, et. al.: I stumbled upon Shimano RR M760 quite a few years ago and snatched a bunch of 'em up. Enough to mount on four 'daily' riders and a few more to replace any that stop working or suffer trauma, etc.. Shift levers are all Dura-Ace 9 speed mounted on DT. All of them are now as sharp

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-09-25 Thread John Dewey
Last M760 RR data point — looking back at my old bike pix, at least one of my reverse-normal M760s has been hard-at-work for 9 years. Was mounted in 2013 for sure, maybe just a bit earlier. Jock Dewey On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 12:00:22 PM UTC-7 John Dewey wrote: > Eric, et. al.: > > I

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-09-25 Thread Joe Bernard
To be clear I see Riv's point in making one, it's a different thing from what's currently available so they'll have that niche. I just don't want one. On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 4:20:30 PM UTC-7 Eric Daume wrote: > I’m with Joe on this one. It’s a lot of work on something that’s alread

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-09-24 Thread Eric Daume
I’m with Joe on this one. It’s a lot of work on something that’s already been rejected by riders… repeatedly. Eric On Saturday, September 24, 2022, Joe Bernard wrote: > My extremely "grouchy old man" feedback is the one RapidRise I acquired > was a pain in the patooty to install and I didn't fi

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-09-24 Thread Joe Bernard
My extremely "grouchy old man" feedback is the one RapidRise I acquired was a pain in the patooty to install and I didn't find any benefit to the reverse shifting. In this reporter's opinion! 🙋‍♂️ Joe "I don't mind if others like them" Bernard On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 1:15:10 PM UTC-

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-25 Thread Eric Marth
Thanks JC, Bill, Patrick and Scott for more takes on Rising Rapidly. JC, do let me know if you can repair or finesse that 951 into shape! Scott, gotta admire your pile of 951s. Do you have an idea of cassette capacity differences between the medium and long cage versions? Bill, I am also a f

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-25 Thread Bill Schairer
>From time to time I have used reverse pull front derailleurs on a tandem because the springs of normal pull front derailleurs were of insufficient strength to reliably drop the chain onto the granny, a most undesirable and annoying thing. Based upon that experience, I do not want to rely upon

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-24 Thread J.C. Bryant
I actually ended up with Eric's XTR Rapid Rise mentioned in this post. I like fixing and tinkering so I figured I'd give it a shot. I've successfully fixed (i.e. manhandled) a few derailleurs that suffered from bent cages and I figured that might be the case with this one. There is definitely a

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-24 Thread Mackenzy Albright
I've been running an XTR rapid rise for 7+ years. I've found shifting to be much more intuitive. I generally pair with old parts (suntour barcons or silver shifters) and find less wander and accidental upshifts. The action feels substantially lighter and more accurate. In instances of missed sh

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-23 Thread Ginz
I have always done rapid rise and I find that it provides the most benefit with indexed shifting. Beware of switching to rapid rise later in life. You may be permanently confused about which way to shift, whether you use STI, rapid fire, grip shift, or thumbies. With bar ends or any friction

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-23 Thread Stephen
Ha! Yeah I'm a little excessive with my cable run, its been a minute since I set this up. Haven't gotten caught on anything yet! as far as the cassette goes, its a 9 spd shimano xt, 11-34/36 (can't remember exactly how big it is and I'm away from the bike, but in the 30's somewhere... I wanna

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-22 Thread Eric Marth
JJ thanks for sharing your experiences across several RR mechs, that's a lot of sampling. Sounds like you've found cage movement that works for you! Dig the pic as well, thank you. I agree the red decal is a bit much. Perhaps I'll scrape it off. Johnny, thanks for the link, that is an in-depth

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-22 Thread Johnny Alien
Riv is indeed making different tiers. I believe Grant said he wanted the top level to be around $300 but a plain jane low level version for something like $30. https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/grant-petersens-blog/late-may-silver-is-a-bugger-and-the-last-good-looking-rear-derailer On Monday, Augus

Re: [RBW] Do you Rapid Rise? (Share pics and thoughts)

2022-08-22 Thread 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch
Path Less Pedaled just did an entire video episode on Rapid Rise/Low Normal derailleurs that’s definitely worth watching. One point that came up in the comments from viewers is that shifting to lower gears is done entirely through the strength of the spring in the derailleur. Move the shifter t