I enjoy mine mounted on the down tube as they are long enough to reach and they are silky smooth. To be honest they are just levers to me ratcheting or not (although that feature is pleasant) they allow me to derail the chain onto a different cog and that's about it. The fact that they look nice on the bike is a bonus. They seem to be well made and in spite of the little plastic washer thingy that sometimes cracks, mine have been going strong for several years now. I will make my own exact duplicate washers out of brass because I can and in fact, I could make many of them but it wouldn't affect my choice to buy them again. The Shimano's seem nice but I don't index and the only others I have used are Campagnolo's and the old Suntour ratcheting ones that keep on ticking on my old Raleigh. I acquired them off an old junk bike for free. I don't know if the Shimano levers work or look good on the down tube but the Silvers do and I am satisfied.
On Mar 6, 1:09 pm, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have Shimano Ultegra bar end shifters on a bike of mine, and in my > opinion they work splendidly. I've never had any mechanical problem > with them in two years, they're made in Japan (I think) and I don't > know of any plasticy vulnerabilities. They are also $35 cheaper than > the Silvers, so I'm wondering why/if people think the Silvers are far > superior? > > I was going to get the SIlvers when I was setting this bike up, but > the price tag was a bit hefty compared to the Shimanos. ANybody got an > argument as to why Silvers are worth it? > > On Mar 6, 2:05 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Its okay Grant.......I'd say most of us are sensible enough to realize > > the insignificance and accept the commonly available substitute born > > of Yankee ingenuity. > > > On Mar 6, 10:30 am, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Nobody should be horrified, shocked, or even disappointed that we > > > "spec'd a part with fragile plastic." There's more to it than that. > > > We don't get lab results or long-term test results for every part on > > > every component we use. There's a certain amount of faith involved, or > > > else you can't move. In this case, the same sources were used for the > > > Silver washers as were used for the SunTour Sprint washers, and I've > > > had them last 5 years. "Failure" means they crack or a chunk falls > > > out, but they are failsafe----meaning safe when they've failed. We > > > don't use plastic forks (except for eating with sometimes), but a > > > plastic washer now and then....it's not horrid. > > > Two years ago we offered a 3-piece metal and plastic mix of washers > > > you could get at a hardware store. We provided them free for the > > > asking. Beyond that, we told the maker Hey Please Do Better, and > > > before we OK'd the "improved" part, we hung it and an old one out in > > > the sun, zip-tied to a bike rack where it could get sunbaked badly. > > > Then we tried to mash both. The old cracked, the new didn't, and those > > > are the ones we got now. > > > > Grant "this is as defensive as I get, and sorry 'bout it" Petersen > > > > On Mar 5, 2:23 pm, Justin August <justinaug...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Took out the Bleriot with Hetres for a spin and while hanging out > > > > reading a book it fell over and now one of my compression washers is > > > > cracked. Annoying, can't believe Riv specced a part with fragile > > > > plastic, etc…. > > > > > My question: Do I wait for VO to get more in stock or can I use > > > > something else? Can I use a leather washer instead of a compression > > > > washer? > > > > > Or am I boned? > > > > > Pics of the Bleriot: (ignore my front derailler cable > > > > fray)http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinaugust/5500751630/in/set-721576245... -- 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.
