I've found friction shifting 10 as easy and precise with the right setups as friction shifting 7 or 8, if not easier and more precise.
My experience bears on a very particular setup for 10, though: cogs more or less in series, Suntour barcons (versus at least Silver 1s), short cage (8 sp) rd, close ratio cassette (but all my 7s and 8s and 9s were close ratio too), and 11 speed chain. I'll bet that the circa 2010 short cage Microshift rd on my Fargo some 9-10 years ago would shift this setup even better, but that was blown up by a stick when on a dirt ride on my Fargo. Oh, and over 20 years ago, but same experience with Retrofriction dt shifters and close ratio Am Classic 10 speed casettes pulling same DA 7401 or 7402 rd: again, wonderfully crisp and precise shifting. But I actually prefer the barcons because they require far less lever pull (about 90* or just a bit more for 10 cogs). On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM R Shannon <rshannon6...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Doug, > > Friction shifting (dt and bar end) has been my only method of changing > gears with 7 and 8 speed cogs on my three bikes for so long that it feels > natural and intuitive. I guess if I had more variety in my bikes/ > drivetrains i.e. 9-11 cogs, index shifting my experience might be different. > > Hope that helps. > - Rich > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 22, 2022, at 10:54 AM, Doug H. <dhansford1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Rich. The description of shifting on Rivendell's website makes > sense to me and I don't think I need a 9 speed cassette as I don't shift > often to maintain a certain cadence. The one thing I'm still getting used > to with friction shifting is that not every gear change requires as equal > amount if shifter lever movement so that I imagine having only 7 gears in > the rear will help facilitate muscle memory for the movement in various > gears. Do you notice this as well when friction shifting? > Doug > > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 10:34:55 AM UTC-4 RichS wrote: > >> Hi Doug! >> >> As a fellow Dylan fan I offer my congratulations. I just installed a Jim >> 7 speed cassette; I'm very pleased. I hope your setup works as well too. >> >> Best, >> Rich in ATL >> >> On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 9:25:29 PM UTC-4 brok...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Indeed! That was a nice little surprise. I honestly thought maybe I >>> hadn’t quite followed the contest directions to a “t”. >>> >>> I purchased some Nitto stuff; some bar plugs, and a lamp holder for my >>> Edelux light I purchased from a fellow forum member. >>> >>> On Sep 21, 2022, at 8:30 PM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I got one, too, and one for the "name the author" contest. I thought >>> I'd answered wrong or they'd forgotten about the whole idea! Now what am I >>> gonna buy... 🤔 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 5:09:28 PM UTC-7 Doug H. wrote: >>> >>>> Rivendell recently posed a question on Instagram with a $20 reward for >>>> those who answered correctly. As a Bob Dylan fan I was able to answer >>>> correctly and just received my reward! I ordered a mini-triangle, two rolls >>>> of Newbaum tape and a 7 speed Jim cassette (11-36) to try on my Clem. I >>>> will be going from 2x9 to 2x7. I am hoping the friction shifting will be >>>> even better along with better chain lines. 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