The Sram barend shifters are compatible with the XX components. If anyone is interested, I'll have mine up for sale shortly. The shifting is very smooth and crisp.
René orthie...@yahoo.com On 11/15/09, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim, > > The Shimano 9 speed 12-36 cassette is already available for around > $55, although not widely yet. It is SLX level and comprised of 9 > individual steel cogs, as far as I've beed able to ascert. > > I've also had knee issues which is why I prefer to spin at higher > cadences when I can, and the reason I want a lower gear option to > climb. > > 34/34 vs. 34/36 are quite close so I'm going to first try the 34/34 > option keeping the Rival compact crankset and after seeing how that > feels in the climbs, will decide whether to stay like that, go 34/36 > or switch to a triple 26/36/48 crankset. > > Whatever I run in the back, I'll most likely run indexed with the > Shimano barend shifters. > > René > > René > > On 11/15/09, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >> With all due respect, Patrick, and with appreciation of your advice, the >> "you" that you mention is highly variable. I've tried to develop my high >> gear climbing as you illustrate, and so far, no luck. My knee isn't happy >> with it. I wish it wasn't, but it just isn't. >> >> Back to original topic, I'm seriously thinking of setting up a double >> with >> 34x36 as the low and taking advantage of the new availability of >> cassettes >> with a 36 low. I believe Shimano is going to have one available soon too, >> a >> 9-speed. I'd happily shift that in friction with bar-end shifters, but >> I'm >> pretty sure it would index. >> >> -Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> >> >>> >>>FWIW again, you can develop to a surprising degree the ability to >>>climb in higher gears, as I did when I switched to fixed and ss >>>exclusively, but then again, that's a matter of taste, too. (I'm 54 >>>and have been averaging about 3K miles a year, so I'm no Lance.) >>> >>>In any event, please describe (and link photos of) your solution. >>> >>>On 11/15/09, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 05:57 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: >>>>>> SRAM 10s brifters, SRAM bar-ends, or XX MTB shifters will shift on >>>>>> the >>>>>> XX cassette. >>>>> >>>>> That's not what SRAM's web site says. They say you need the XX >>>>> derailleur which is incompatible with brifters and requires the XX MTB >>>>> shifters. (And if there's an SRAM bar end shifter, I've never heard >>>>> of >>>>> it or seen it.) >>>>> >>>> >>>> There's this one: >>>> http://www.sram.com/node/109/brand/sram-road/src/cat >>>> >>>> and this one >>>> >>>> http://www.sram.com/node/111/brand/sram-road/src/cat >>>> >>>> -sv >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Patrick Moore >>>Albuquerque, NM >>>For professional resumes, contact >>>Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com >>>(505) 227-0523 >>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > -- Sent from my mobile device --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
