On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 11:36 -0700, JLa wrote:
>
> By the way, is it possible to convert Dia Compe bar end shifters to
> down tube shifters?
>
The Dia Compe "bar end shifter" is in fact the shifter Sun Tour sold as
the Sprint downtube lever mounted on Shimano pattern bar end shifter
pods. Howeve
On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 11:46 -0700, JLa wrote:
> I read from Paul's web site that the Thumbies have 26mm clamp size and
> fit standard stem-clamp sleeves. But in the picture at rivbike.com
> they are mounted on Nitto bars that should be 24mm diameter:
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/images/products/full
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 13:17 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
>>
>> An 11-28 doesn't do much for me vs what I have in 8sp and 9sp.
>>
>> I have an hg50 in black and it pains me to admit it but it looks
>> awful. It's like having 1 black anodized rim
On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 13:17 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
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> An 11-28 doesn't do much for me vs what I have in 8sp and 9sp.
>
> I have an hg50 in black and it pains me to admit it but it looks
> awful. It's like having 1 black anodized rim and one silver, it just
> kinda stands out. Doesn't effect th
My Ram came stock with Ultegra 9 speed (12 - 27) and bar ends and as JIm notes,
I just have only to use a light touch to get them to shift. After over 6,000
miles it's all still working very well. (chain was replaced but the rest is
original.)
From: CycloF
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 13:00 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
>>
>> okay - so this may be my own ignorance and vanity but:
>>
>> - where are you finding 7speed silver cassettes?
>
> Depends what you're looking for. I googled around just now and fou
On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 13:00 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
> okay - so this may be my own ignorance and vanity but:
>
> - where are you finding 7speed silver cassettes?
Depends what you're looking for. I googled around just now and found a
bunch of 11-whatevers and a 13-34. When they first discont
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> I wasn't successful with 8, but found 7 easy.
>
> Actually, I can't see the point of 8. In the first place, the selection
> of available cassettes in 8 has dwindled to the point there isn't one
> I'd be interested in, other than the Har
On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 09:48 -0700, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I would also recommend going 8 cog on the back. I found 9 too touchy
> with my Silvers. 8's easy.
>
I wasn't successful with 8, but found 7 easy.
Actually, I can't see the point of 8. In the first place, the selection
of available cass
I would also recommend going 8 cog on the back. I found 9 too touchy with
my Silvers. 8's easy.
Brian
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:34 AM, William wrote:
> I use 8-speed on all the Rivendells. Silver shifters with an 8speed
> SRAM 11-32 cassette. I use a normal rise rear derailleur, and I can
>
on 8/18/10 8:17 AM, JLa at juhani.lait...@gmail.com wrote:
> Is there anyone else using the ³Silver Shifters² with Shimano 9 speed
> 11-34. I¹m wondering if it¹s really so that they don¹t work together
> well - or is it just about the technique?
The main challanges with 9 speed gearing and frictio
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 16:11 -0700, reynoldslugs wrote:
> Steve: my post referred to my experience with 9 sp cassettes. I do
> use Silvers on 7 speed freewheels (13-28) and 9 speed 12-27's, but
> I've never tried a wide range 7 speed (like your 13-30).
I asked because I couldn't make it work satis
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 14:22 -0700, reynoldslugs wrote:
> I have the same setup on several bikes, and had the same problem.
> Even after a successful shift, the chain skipped a lot when using the
> three biggest cogs on the rear cassette. On my bikes that have the
> 11-34 or 12-34 rear cassette, I
I like Grant's similar solution to this, found on the Shifting page on
rivbike.com:
"If you're grinding slowly up a hill and suddenly find that you need
to shift: 1. Point your bike across the road (traverse) to lessen the
slope. 2. Pedal hard for a stroke to get up a small bit of speed. 3.
Pedal
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 12:52 +0200, Juhani Laitela wrote:
>
> Did you mean that for the steeper hills, before it gets steep I should
> figure out a gear that I can maintain the whole hill? So I actually
> wouldn't shift at all when riding uphill?
>
That is a terrible policy. Shifting on a hill i
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 10:30 -0700, William wrote:
> I think what he meant is the general comment that the more pressure
> you have on the pedals, the harder it is for your drivetrain to
> execute a shift.
Not necessarily so in the case of Hyperglide, which was designed to be
able to shift under
I wonder if perhaps your derailleur hanger is out of alignment? You might have
a shop check it. It is surprising how easy it can be to bend the hanger when
the bike falls over on that side.
I've had weird/poor shifting when my hanger was slightly bent.
HTH,
Andrew
> > On Aug 16, 11:27 am, Ju
On Mon, 2010-08-16 at 20:37 -0700, Jim Cloud wrote:
> When you're shifting while climbing you really need to anticipate a
> shift and begin changing gears before the grade of the hill becomes
> steeper. If you're trying to shift with any substantial pressure on
> the pedals there's too much tensio
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