Joe, yes, she's also a pure friction shifter. I'm looking into how I can increase the diameter of the barrel OR gain leverage on the ancient front Derailer. And honestly folks, I get that these are ideal for "inside" mounting to use both thumb and fingers to achieve the full swing of the lever. If it were just me, would not be an issue. But her muscle memory is brittle in that way.
- Andrew, Berkeley On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 12:28:05 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > Andrew, > > I have one each SunRace shifter and Silver2 to compare. The barrels appear > to be the same diameter but the SunRace is notably further from the bar, > and the lever is a smidge longer. Both distance issues are going to create > the sensation that she's reaching further and pulling the lever through a > longer arc than the Silver. Does this mean the Silver shifter is more like > the one that was on her bike? I don't know but my guess..yes!* > > *Assuming we're talking friction shifters here. I'm no help if she's using > index. > > Joe Bernard > > On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 9:06:00 AM UTC-8 Berkeleyan wrote: > >> Brief background, my wife's 1995 B'Stone X0-5 thumb shifters died after a >> mild crash. I replaced them with the beautiful Sunrace thumbies from the >> mothership website. Now she complains... >> >> She has Dove bars (like Albatross but more straight-back at the grips) >> and cork grips, and she was used to the old shifters being closer to her >> hands than I can get the Sunracers, when mounted in the "outer" position. >> She tried them mounted as "inner" shifters but couldn't get the knack of >> using thumbs to press down and finger to left back up. I also think the >> shifters are further away from the bar than she was used to, and have a >> longer swing. >> >> When mounted outboard, is there a trick to get less cable pulled so the >> swing of the shifter is a shorter arc? Maybe that's all about mechanical >> advantage at the derailer. I'm wondering if anyone else has worked through >> all the permutations of the "outsider" mounting to find a best way. >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> > -- 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/608d3de7-1139-4915-a261-e8750d84c131n%40googlegroups.com.
