Touring - Suntour bar-end shifter + 8 speed cassette compatability?

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rwoods

03-29-11, 07:25 PM

Hi all,

I am attempting to set up my girlfriend's bike with some Suntour 7-speed shifters, like these:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR4j1JyjjrmTgmI9q96lBuvXM3Ruz11BMAgTRgAw9SYdFFjkg02&t=1
I am running them in friction mode with an 8-speed Shimano cassette.

Any reason this shouldn't work? Any personal experiences?

Thanks!
Rory

YoKev

03-29-11, 07:38 PM

I run an older version of the Suntour barcons friction shifting a 9-speed cassette. Plenty of pull left for more if they ever invent it. Not sure if your indexing/frictions have the same capability.

fietsbob

03-29-11, 07:56 PM

show the GF your sense of adventure , stick em on and give em a go.