Jim, that does help and I appreciate the response. I am just confused as to why Riv says it is a strange grouping of shifter to gears. It seems that you'll hear the click in the shifter but that may not necessarily coincide with a shift. Anyway, I'm an amateur in this area and am just confused.
On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 2:02:37 PM UTC-4, Cyclofiend Jim wrote: > > Hey there Doug - > > Welcome to our merry band.... > > Strictly speaking, there's no such thing as a bike with friction shifting. > By that, I mean that it's the shifters themselves which create the > indexing. So - as long as derailleur is compatible with the shifting > mechanism (some systems use 1:1 cable pull, others 2:1) and the shifter has > as many steps as the number of cogs (8 speed shifters for 8 cogs, 9 for 9, > 10 for 10, 11 for 11, etc...) it will work. > > If that's what you are comfortable with, then there's no reason not to use > them. But, if you have a chance to ride with a simpler, more direct > connection like the silver or other shifters, you may find it more > intuitive and simpler. I've found that the most indexed systems tend to > start shifting well and then slouch towards entropy. Kind of feel that you > end up tweaking and tending to rather than riding (especially if you tend > to ride in a variety of conditions and terrain). There are plenty of RBW > riders who have Shimano or Campagnolo shifters on their rigs. > > hope that helps! > > - Jim > > > On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 10:49:22 AM UTC-7, Doug Hansford wrote: >> >> New member here, first post. I am enjoying this group and appreciate the >> input from all. I am also considering the Clem Smith Jr. and have a >> question about the use of index shifters on a bike with friction shifting. >> The Riv website says it is weird but won't cause issues while riding. I'm >> looking for your thoughts and whether anyone has any experience with this >> setup. >> >> Cheers, >> Doug >> > -- 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/d/optout.
