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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
