> (BTW, I'm cringing at the idea of installing one of these heavy/draggy/ > hard-to-fix hubs on a fine bicycle like a Rambouillet, which will > require strange cable routing, a chain tensioner, etc. I have worked > on and ridden MANY of these, and still don't fully understand the > appeal for most bikes... What the heck is wrong with modern > derailleurs?)
I can see the point with a retrofit of a bike designed for derailers. On a custom with an EBB and cable routing planned, an IGH allows for a clean look. And if the rider ultimately sours on the IGH, the EBB allows a relatively painless switch to single speed. If you have more than one bike - I have three - it is interesting for some people anyway to try different approaches. Others may prefer to have multiple variations on a theme. More power to them. I prefer variety. On Dec 6, 12:38 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> wrote: > "using an 8spd bar end shifter with a travel agent was in vogue for a > while - it actually works great." > > It does not, in fact, work great, but some may find it adequate. We > set one up awhile back, and it shifted, but the shifts were not exact. > It could be tweaked to shift better at one end or the other of the > gear range, but there was always some compromise. Friction-mode > "seemed" fine, but I have no idea how it would work in the long run. > At minimum, I suspect it voids the hub warranty. Jay at Jtek explained > to me that Alfine/Nexus shift stops are not uniformly spaced, while > standard indexed bar-end shifter have uniform cable pull from one gear > to the next (regardless of whether you use a travel agent). At best, > the travel agent set-up hits the gear more or less correctly "on > average". Anyway, I concluded that it was a fun experiment, but that > I would never sell this set-up/kludge to a customer. > > (BTW, I'm cringing at the idea of installing one of these heavy/draggy/ > hard-to-fix hubs on a fine bicycle like a Rambouillet, which will > require strange cable routing, a chain tensioner, etc. I have worked > on and ridden MANY of these, and still don't fully understand the > appeal for most bikes... What the heck is wrong with modern > derailleurs?) > > On Dec 6, 11:25 am, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Dec 6, 12:14 pm, Sarah Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ok this is only my experience > > > but at acme > > > we tried every single possible 8 speed or friction shifter > > > (btw-the shimano bar ends all have friction mode....) > > > for use with internally geared hubs > > > with little success of quality shifting > > > using an 8spd bar end shifter with a travel agent was in vogue for a > > while - it actually works great. i know a fella who's been running > > this set-up for about 3 years with no problems. -- 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.
