I asserted a RapidRise rear der is especially perfect if you have stem shifters. I asked if anyone knew why?
Ray guessed it had to do with easy one hand shifting. That was not my reason. Actually I'd assert that a one hand double shift is slightly harder with a rapid rise RD, because most double shifts involve upshifting one and downshifting the other. My reason is that with a non-Rapid Rise RD, your lowest gear has the right shifter pulled all the way down. When you are in a really low gear, you are likely climbing a steep hill. It's pretty darn common to be standing when climbing a steep hill. If it's really steep, your knees get really close to the stem shifters, and you are way more likely to knock the shifter forward and upshift 2 or 3 cogs, which is annoying. With a Rapid Rise RD, in your lowest gear both shifters are all the way forward, and pretty much unreachable by your knee, and entirely unshiftable with a knee strike. If you are in something other than the lowest gear, a knee strike could cause a shift but it's always to a lower gear, which is a lot less annoying. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9:16:18 AM UTC-8, Ray Varella wrote: > > Bill, > Did anyone answer your query about why the rapid rise is perfect for stem > shifters? > > My guess is it so you can upshift or downshift front and rear > simultaneously with one hand. > > > Ray > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e03d8880-df04-4c4d-ba42-453d337e90ea%40googlegroups.com.
