[RBW] Thumb Shifter Recommendations
The IRD ones are good. Also the microshifter thumbies are very good as well. They come indexed but can be friction too. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c2836ddb-21f8-4bcb-8ae0-90f041c78c44%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Thumb Shifter Recommendations
Until the new Silvers are available, here are some from IRD via Soma. Riv is out of stock at the moment: https://store.somafab.com/ird-power-ratchet-friction-thumb-shifter-set.html If those don’t fit the bill, I’ve had success with older Shimano thumbshifters (Deerhead or otherwise) for friction shifting. I believe they are 6 or 7-speed, but I’ve shifted friction across 8 without issue. Bob K. in Baltimore -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c2f9a191-b662-4d20-9424-693311ff39d0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Thumb Shifter Recommendations
The new Silvers are thumbshifters first. I don't believe they're intended to replace the current bar-end version, although that shape may work well for it. The Microshift 9-speed thumbies Riv specs on completes are nice for what you want to do. As normally installed the right/rear is indexed, left/front is power ratchet friction. But whatcha do is swap 'em so now the power ratchet is on the inside of the right grip, and the indexed one gets put in pure friction mode (no ratchet) on the left. It's perfect. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b6da05c9-4fcc-4b9b-8c53-b1c2fbc16df6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Thumb Shifter Recommendations
Hi Riv fans, I have been happily riding my 650b Homer with Albatross Bars and Silver friction bar end shifters (8 gears in the rear, triple ring up front) for several years. But I want to try out the Bosco Bars that I have lying around. I'll just use the Silver Bar ends at first, but I anticipate that I will want to go to Thumb Shifters after I bump my knees enough times on the Silvers. So...given that I'm a friction fan and using 8 in the back and 3 in the front, does anybody have recommendations on the best thumb shifters for my (soon to be Bosco) Hilsen? Does anyone have any knowledge of the new, supposedly soon to be released Silver Shifters? Will they come in a thumb version? What are the supposed improvements over the old Silver Shifters? Should I just bang my knees on the bar ends until the new Silvers are available in a thumb version? Doug -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3f471948-0d7e-4b24-8ce5-d4c40787734a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
