I wanted to clarify my comment a little more, because it's a little confusing to talk about and I think this will help. I found this review on Amazon that kinda gets at the issue I'm trying to identify:
The main issue is the internal friction of the mechanism. I have noticed > that the shifter hangs up in the spaces between the detents, so when the > rider is done downshifting (up into lower gears/bigger cogs) the cable > doesn't pull the lever back down to the "click", preventing the rear > derailleur from centering under your cog of choice. Can work if you fiddle > with the shifter after you make a shift. The "tension" bolt on top serves > only to introduce play into the stiff mechanism. This negates the > simplicity of the above-bar thumb shifter. Now, the "fiddling" required is the learning curve for these shifters. It sounds bad, but it's really not that bad. This person gave the shifter a 1/5 star rating in their review. I would give it a 4/5. Conversely, the advantage to the "click" is you never get the slippage (to a higher gear) you can sometimes get with regular friction shifters when downshifting. My drivetrain has been pretty forgiving with these shifters, i.e; if the derailleur isn't getting perfectly centered, it's not affecting my ride. My bike is smooth and silent when I ride. On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 10:15:14 PM UTC-5, Robert wrote: > > Yes I agree with Kai. I made the original comment, but I meant a slight > adjustment to my shifting style, i.e. just a little bit of a learning curve > to avoid the unintentional shifting issue I was describing earlier in my > comment. > > On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 4:46:28 PM UTC-5, Kainalu wrote: >> >> The clicks are very close together, so you do settle in one click at a >> time in one direction, but it's smooth friction in the other direction, >> same as the cheapies I expect. As for adjusted riding styles, I think >> adjusted shifting styles is more like it, and a mild adjustment at that. >> -Kai >> Brooklyn NY > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
