Good work, Drew. The Simplex-Mavic retrofriction shifters use the small diameter cable ends, which are the Campy- compatible cables. But your solution is better! No more stocking up on Campy cables!
Greg/Oakland On Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 3:22:27 PM UTC-8 Drew Saunders wrote: > I vaguely remember someone mentioning that some new shifter cables had > ends that were too large for some older shift levers. I forgot what the > consensus was, and didn't think too much, until I tried installing my left > only Mavic 821 downtube shifter to replace a silver bar-end for the front > (I'll still use the Silver for the rear), and discovered: > [image: IMG_6748.jpg] > Oops! I suppose I could buy a new cable and hope that one end has a > smaller diameter stop, or hunt for old shifter compatible cables, or figure > out what size drill bit would bore it out to work. Hint, it's 11/64": > [image: IMG_6750.jpg] > The last photo isn't too great, but the shift lever now works with all > cables, and only the tiniest bit of metal was removed. Of course, unless > the cable breaks, I may never remove it, so I'm set for a very long time. > [image: IMG_6751.jpg] > It does work pretty well, too. Since I can't do any rides this weekend > (work stuff), I'll test it out later and take it for a real ride. > > The reasoning? With my 26-42, 11-28 11-speed friction setup, I only use > the FD if I have a big hill to climb, so can go weeks without using it, and > my left leg swings out more than my right, so I have bumped the left > bar-end shifter with my knee a few times, so I decided to be a little > different and mix bar-end with downtube shifters. > > 11/64" is 4.37mm, so I'm guessing the old standard was maybe 4mm or so, > and the new standard is 4.25mm? > > Drew > -- 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/cbfff681-dfd7-4426-a85e-16deca1b85a1n%40googlegroups.com.
