>From my own experience with 5 thru 10 shifting, all manual (didn't index after circa 1993 or 4 until I got the 7 sp DA for the Ram) I would say that the problems below come solely from excessively narrow spacing -- it, too many cogs -- and even that, perhaps, due to using the wrong levers (levers with smaller barrels seem to work better with tighter squeezed cogs) or perhaps, often, simply to lack of skill. While I can certainly see the benefit to 9 or even 10 speed spacing in certain very idiosyncratic cases, I think that a normal 8 speed Hyperglide cassette will last for many miles and shifter perfectly with most friction levers as long as you take the trouble to adjust things properly -- notably your shifter mounting screws -- and take the trouble to learn the technique.
I think, therefore, that if Shimano and others simply brought back 8 speed systems with friction options, we'd be where we need to be in respect of drivetrains. No? I agree that new systems are not, from the standpoint of both use and money, the best solution. That said, I am surprised how well the low end Shimano 9 speed systems on cheap mountain bikes that have been neglected for years still shift very well without need for adjustment. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote:.. > > > My thoughts were really in the context of the SunXCD comments about a > less-race oriented direction combined with the regular resurfacing of the > topic of ghost shifting and tendency of current cassette designs to not > stay put if you choose to manually shift. > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __________________________________________________________________________ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
