I use silver shifters and 9 speed. I have been very happy with it. I tried using an inexpensive sram cassette and chain and was very, very unhappy with it. When I returned to the good Ultegra cassette and conex 908 chain I returned to excellent shifting. I use Dura Ace indexed bar ends and a 9 speed set up on my tandem but find that the silvers out perform the DA. I also try to use the shortest cage derailler I can get away with. I had very good shifting with a mid length Centaur, but when I switched to a CD, I purchased the new Shimano short cage and find I never miss a shift and only very rarely have to trim the rear derailler. I don't see how it could get better than that!
Michael On Oct 28, 10:44 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thinking of replacing a Shimano 9 speed cassette with an 8. Shifters > are Silvers. Do I need to upgrade the 9 sp Sram chain to an 8 sp as > well? My hunch is that with friction I won't notice a difference. Has > anyone tried this? > > Am I being silly? I have 3 bikes with 9 speed, and one in storage with > 7. Should I just leave well enough alone? I find the Silvers shift > great most of the time, though sometimes I shift two gears when I > intend to only shift one (not a big deal with a close ratio cassette). > The Shimano barends on another bike don't shift so well in friction on > 9 speed, but I did just order another pair of Silvers. Just curious > how much better Silvers shift over 8 compared to 9 speeds, and whether > that would be further improved by using an 8 sp chain. > > Thanks, > > Gernot -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.