Jenny: Thanks for the photos & info. Whoduh thunk those old Suntour stem shifters would ever get respect? Must be the Silver levers that make your set-up look so good. I gotta think about this one; been using bar ends for at least 20 years & still poke myself and hit the lever sometimes, and have never liked the look of the cable housings looping around the front.
dougP On Feb 20, 9:10 pm, Jenny <jenny.tam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Doug, > > My stem shifter solution: > > Took a set of old Suntour stem shifters and replaced the shifting > levers with the Rivendell Silver Shifters. I had to file/apply > sandpaper to the posts on the Suntour shifter mounts a hair in order > to get the Rivendell shifters to fit. > > Photos of my Franken-shifter > set:http://www.flickr.com/photos/56986077@N06/sets/72157625974204537/ > > Don't know the model number, but here's an example of the Suntour stem > shifter mount/clamp I > used:http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Road-Bike-Suntour-10-Speed-Fingertip-Shif... > > It works great for me because I like to ride with my hands on the > tops. > > Jenny > > On Feb 19, 10:49 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > Thomas: > > > Please post if you find something. I checked my Arabesques & the > > clamp is way bigger than the stem. It would need a thick shim to work > > & I'd probably start with a couple of tire boots or something equally > > ugly. > > > Whatever's on Jenny's Homer is clean looking & fits the look of the > > bike. > > > dougP > > > On Feb 19, 6:27 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > Yes, decisions such as this one require considerable contemplation, > > > research, analysis, soul-searching, and, certainly not least, > > > consultation. > > > > You can't just jump into these things. Who knows what would happen? > > > > :) > > > > Yours, > > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > > P.S. I thought I saw on the web some stem-mounted clamp that could be > > > used to hold modern downtube shifters. I'll look around and post back > > > if I find it again. Good thing there's no rush! > > > > On Feb 19, 5:15 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > Stem mounted shifters are increasingly appealing to me...in a few > > > > years it may cause me to act. > > > > > Angus > > > > > On Feb 17, 10:28 am, jsk <jeff...@lightsideps.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Just wondering if anyone knows of a manufacturer making modern, well > > > > > built stem mounted shifters anymore (or ever)? You know, like the type > > > > > that used come standard on Schwinn Collegiate bikes and the like? > > > > > > I mean, considering the devotion to upright bars here ...- Hide > > > > > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@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.
