Kip: My pre-Cambrian Fisher MTB has a Shimano Deore RD with 7 speed index thumb shifters. The Deore is just that, no other letters. I think it's a low to mid range quality. It works so well I actually leave it in the index mode. The cluster is a 7 speed, 14-32 standard Shimano HG cassette.
dougP On Apr 5, 3:49 pm, Kip Otteson <[email protected]> wrote: > Just curious about your opinions. I've looked a little on eBay and > I've found many Suntour XC Pro and XC Expert derailleurs and thumb > shifters there. By many I mean 5 or so. I remember back in the day, > 1988/89, that friends that were really into mountain biking loved the > Suntour stuff. I currently have a Nooodle bar on the Bombadil and am > thinking about moving my current dirt drop bar setup to my wife's > Heron and going with a Bullmoose Bar. I'd put the thumb shifters on > the new set up and get rid of my squeaky Deore derailleur in the > process. I saw the XT rear for sale on the list and I'd buy it today, > but I was wondering what you guys/gals thought? I want to get a 7 > speed rear wheel built up by Riv so that would be the wheel it would > work with. If I put the derailleur on my bike right now (9 speed) > would it work if I just use friction mode? > > Thanks for your insight and opinions. > > Kip Otteson > Chiang Mai, Thailand -- 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.
