[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for sharing thoughts and experiences with the IRD mount, I'll make sure to post pictures once everything is in place! On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 2:54:47 PM UTC-4 Ed Carolipio wrote: > I run the IRD mounts with Silver1 shifters on a bike with Billie Bars > since the bars are way too long for bar ends and quill shifters open up > hand positions all along the bars. The shifters work great in this > application but I find it best to mount shifters below the top of the stem. > You may not have enough stem showing to mount them that way. > > --Ed C. > > > On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 6:52:46 AM UTC-7 greenteadrinkers wrote: > >> Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the >> experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? >> >> I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been >> giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift >> lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, >> with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to >> time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. >> >> Thanks! >> Scott >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d6a7ef9-f1de-4a7c-a78f-14accc38cca6n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I run the IRD mounts with Silver1 shifters on a bike with Billie Bars since the bars are way too long for bar ends and quill shifters open up hand positions all along the bars. The shifters work great in this application but I find it best to mount shifters below the top of the stem. You may not have enough stem showing to mount them that way. --Ed C. On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 6:52:46 AM UTC-7 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the > experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? > > I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been > giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift > lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, > with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to > time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. > > Thanks! > Scott > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8af88592-d556-4841-b7ce-8f525c9f70f8n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I haven’t tried the IRD mounts but I have a DA front shifter mounted on a Paul thumbie on the stem of my Sam. The rear shifter is a bar end. I love this combo on that bike! I rarely use the front so it’s nice and out of the way. I like the ease of access to bar end shifter but occasionally I do bash it with my knees when mounting the bike. I just built up a bike with Riv’s Silver 2 shifters mounted inboard right in front of the grips and this might be the smoothest shifting I’ve ever experienced! Does anyone know if the Silver 2’s will fit on the IRD stem mount? Joe > On Apr 19, 2022, at 7:03 AM, Johnny Alien wrote: > > I haven't tried it out but I often think that the stem is one of the best > places for shifters but it suffers a bad reputation from cheap 70s bikes. On > my new Clem I thought about mounting the thumbshifter on the stem. I still > might at some point. I think its a smart location. > >> On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 9:52:46 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: >> Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the experience >> shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? >> >> I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been giving >> the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift lever >> location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, with >> the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to time, they >> hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. >> >> Thanks! >> Scott > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0efe2b71-1981-464b-a02c-97e1427966b5n%40googlegroups.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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0342DDC2-5C30-4913-BA42-2A7D14127D6A%40gmail.com.
[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I run two copies of the IRD stem shifter mount and it's a sensational product in my opinion and the right choice for several different situations. One potential shortcoming or warning is that it's a clamshell clamp with a thin pivot pin. Since it wraps completely around the stem, it needs very VERY little bolt torque to hold steady. Folks who want to tighten every possible bolt as tight as their hands can tighten them might over tighten the bolt and break the pin or the aluminum of the clamshell part. Run one layer of newbaums and just snug it up, more like the clamp on a bell, and less like the bolt on a handlebar clamp Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 6:52:46 AM UTC-7 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the > experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? > > I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been > giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift > lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, > with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to > time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. > > Thanks! > Scott > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c4927956-836e-4297-80a3-5ff5f960d360n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I meant to say steering tube mounted shifters for the Schwinns. Laing On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:58:16 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote: > I used the IRD stem mount for years on my Sam Hillborne. My 1st 3 > derailleur bikes were all Schwinns with headtube mounted shifters > (Suburban, Varsity and Super Sport in the early 70s) and they were what I > learned to shift on, so they seem natural to me. I rode downtube shifters > for many years on what were basically road racing frames (Gitane, > Paramount, Masi). I have tried bar ends on many occasions over the years, > but have never really liked them On my custom, that has drop bars, I had > shifter mounts installed on the headtube as sort of a compromise position > between stem and downtube - kind of a long reach down to the downtube with > high mounted bars, even drop bars. I am going to try thumb shifters near > the stem on the Crust Towel Rack bars on my Bombadil. > I like the adjustable positions afforded by the IRD stem shifters, I > tended to put the stop one notch forward of vertical. > > Laing > > On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 9:52:46 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: > >> Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the >> experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? >> >> I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been >> giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift >> lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, >> with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to >> time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. >> >> Thanks! >> Scott >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0e379d17-6792-44c9-9f97-4a108c49c827n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I used the IRD stem mount for years on my Sam Hillborne. My 1st 3 derailleur bikes were all Schwinns with headtube mounted shifters (Suburban, Varsity and Super Sport in the early 70s) and they were what I learned to shift on, so they seem natural to me. I rode downtube shifters for many years on what were basically road racing frames (Gitane, Paramount, Masi). I have tried bar ends on many occasions over the years, but have never really liked them On my custom, that has drop bars, I had shifter mounts installed on the headtube as sort of a compromise position between stem and downtube - kind of a long reach down to the downtube with high mounted bars, even drop bars. I am going to try thumb shifters near the stem on the Crust Towel Rack bars on my Bombadil. I like the adjustable positions afforded by the IRD stem shifters, I tended to put the stop one notch forward of vertical. Laing On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 9:52:46 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the > experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? > > I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been > giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift > lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, > with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to > time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. > > Thanks! > Scott > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c08bd41a-23fe-4a12-9c3a-3827facc0e37n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I also like that the shift cable isn't wrapped to the bar. The length of the cable is less and seems to be more direct to the boss on the DT, wondering if that improves shifting in any way? On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:03:37 AM UTC-4 Johnny Alien wrote: > I haven't tried it out but I often think that the stem is one of the best > places for shifters but it suffers a bad reputation from cheap 70s bikes. > On my new Clem I thought about mounting the thumbshifter on the stem. I > still might at some point. I think its a smart location. > > On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 9:52:46 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: > >> Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the >> experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? >> >> I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been >> giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift >> lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, >> with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to >> time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. >> >> Thanks! >> Scott >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e43ab998-91d0-4885-8044-bd9b451066f4n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Thoughts on the IRD quill stem mount shifter
I haven't tried it out but I often think that the stem is one of the best places for shifters but it suffers a bad reputation from cheap 70s bikes. On my new Clem I thought about mounting the thumbshifter on the stem. I still might at some point. I think its a smart location. On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 9:52:46 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Wondering anyone has tried out the said quill mount? How was the > experience shifting? Did you stick with the quill mount? > > I'm running bar-ends on a the Bluelug Bullmoose Bosco, and have been > giving the quill mount some thought as an alternate solution for shift > lever location. I love having the shift paddles right behind my hands, but, > with the Bosco, bar the paddles come back far enough that from time to > time, they hit my leg, not a deal breaker by any means.. > > Thanks! > Scott > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0efe2b71-1981-464b-a02c-97e1427966b5n%40googlegroups.com.
