i've got thumbies on my moosies, and i've moved them in a bit from right-up-against the grips, and even that way i can often shift simply by leaning my hand in at an angle. if i'd left em where Rivendell put em, i could have shifted w/o moving my hand in the slightest, though my big hands mean i need all the grip space, so i did move them in a cm or two.
but i find myself shifting with the side (push) or last joint (pull) of my index finger mostly - both pushing and pulling are pretty easy. the largest hand contact patch (and strongest grip) runs from thumb-to-pinky and not thumb-to-index ... i tend to hold this way naturally from lots of martial arts. so maybe it's me, but the small shifts i make with my first finger don't seem to destabilize a darn thing. probably as as the two-lever push-click shifters (don't know what they are called) i had on a Gary Fisher 29er. cheers, andrew On May 24, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Ginz wrote: > When you are white knuckled, is it easier to push the thumbie or pull > the thumbie? It sounds like pushing is easier, which means I might > prefer a top-normal. > > I use rapid-rise with bar ends, but when you can grab the whole > shifter an crank on it, it has to be a lot easier. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
