I've never tried thumb shifters on my Albatross cockpits, but I concur with whoever said the BES get a little tight with the sweep back on the Alba bars, in tight turns and dismounting. It's the only thing I would change on my Albatross-equipped Atlantis.
-----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:23 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Shifters for Albatross bars? So I'm getting ready to convert my Surly Cross Check from drop bars to Albatross bars. I've had this bike set-up so many different ways over the years and I think I've finally accepted that I prefer it with bars other than drops. I previously had Albatross bars on it but it was a singlespeed. As I get ready to put the Albatross bars back on I'm trying to decide between using Shimano 9spd bar-end shifters (BES) or using some of the Rivendell/Silver thumbshifters. I have both kinds of shifters. The BES are what's on it now. I purchased the Riv shifters impuslively a few months back. What do folks think? Anyone tried both shifters on their Albas and have a preference? --mike -- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- 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.
