Zack, I agree with Jim. 8 sp is great. And you don't have to lose any gear range compared to 9 sp... I run 12-32 on an XT 8 sp cassette with Ultegra bar end shifters on Thumbies (on the bar tops). Shifts extremely well with friction; lower effort and nearly silent. (When I keep the chain clean and lubed.) If a little friction trim is necessary after my initial "shift" then the controls on the bar tops make it really easy (usually just a nudge with the side of my right hand/thumb/index finger does it).
I have some Silver Shifters but haven't decided if/where I'll install them yet. I bet the SS will be more enjoyable in some tactile way but I'm quite happy with the Shimanos right now. -Darren. On Apr 20, 9:30 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it's that easy. Better yet, go to 8sp, which works better than > 9sp with friction. > Jim Thill > Minneapolis, MN > > On Apr 20, 9:07 pm, Zack <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi All: > > > I am currently re-evaluating the shifting setup i have on my bike. I > > have STI shimano 105 shifters, and a 10 speed casette. > > > I would like to begin using friction shifters, and asked at my LBS > > about this, and they explained that friction shifting does not work > > well with the 10 speed setup. > > > I want to move to bar-ends no matter what, as the STI's just don't > > really suit me, and they suggested indexed bar ends. > > > Is converting the 10 speed to 9 speed as easy as swapping out the > > casette? > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks! > > > -Zack --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
