I use Gran Compe downtube friction (ratchet) shifters with Shimano XT 10-speed cog. So far I have not noticed any problems with them. It's my only bike with friction shifters, so I don't know whether it's good or bad compared to fewer speed cogs.
Takashi 2014年2月5日水曜日 14時33分49秒 UTC+9 Reid: > > I'm thinking of getting a Riv AHH (would be my second Riv). My long time > ride has simple down tube friction shifters with a 6-cog freewheel. Down > tube friction shifters just appeal to me, so I'm trying to figure out if > that is a reasonable thing to do with more cogs. > > Some people have posted that friction shifting with 9 cogs in the back is > too fiddly to be practical. I can understand that in general, but would > like some feedback from people who have a lot of experience with friction > shifting and have tried it with 9 cogs. Does anyone think that works if one > has enough experience with friction shifting? > > The other option is the IRD/Riv 8 cog, which seems to have a decent spread > of cog sizes. Would the 8 cog be noticeably easier/better than 9 cogs with > friction shifting? > > Any feedback is much appreciated. > > Reid > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
