I never got along with 9 speed STI levers. That is one awkward feeling hood shape! back when I used Noodles, i used Campy 8 speed for a long time, and shimano barcons with various brake levers. Now I use compact short/shallow bars with 10 speed shimano STI levers, the later model with concealed cables. I think these levers would be fine with Noodles as well. Had to buy new brake calipers too, they messed about with the cable pull ratio to make these levers incompatible with other calipers. But the levers are very comfortable and work fine shifting a mongrel drivetrain consisting of a 10 speed chain and a 10 speed, 11-36 cassette with my 9 speed XT derailer. Shifting up front is just adequate on a 1st generation XTR crankset set up as a compact double sporting a Shimano 10 speed 34t small ring and the original 8 speed 46t big ring. I'm still using the old 8 speed Campy RacingT triple front derailer, which may be part of the problem up front. I might replace it with a Shimano 10 speed CX-70 mech eventually.
Steve On Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 10:45:55 AM UTC-4, Erik Wright wrote: > > Howdy, > > I have a Roadini set up with 46cm Noodles. I'm using 9spd 105 brifters > that I took off my old road bike, and I'm struggling to dial in the feel of > the hoods. This is partially due to the lever / hood design (pretty boxy > and bulky, don't like it that much), but I also can't work out the bar to > hood transition, if that makes sense. I'd like a smooth transition from the > top of the bar into the hood position of the lever, in effect creating a > feel of the bullhorn handlebar. After many micro adjustments, I just can't > get that with this lever/bar combo. Either the levers feel too close and > create a harsh/abrupt transition to the hoods, or they're too far below the > bend for my liking. > > I figured I'd switch to downtube shifters and go with the Tiagra BL-R400 that > Riv sells > <https://www.rivbike.com/collections/braking/products/shimano-tiagra-road-brake-levers-15091> > > and uses on most of their bikes, but wanted to check in and see if anyone > here has a different lever that they *love* with Noodles. Brakes are Paul > Racers, if that's a factor. > > Let's hear 'em! > > Erik, Philly > > p.s. Riv's out of stock with those Tiagra levers so if you have some in > your bin that you'd like to get rid of, consider this a low key WTB post. > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d0d9eace-1727-43e2-93b9-b5b134b1f3a6%40googlegroups.com.
