bboy314

Does anyone know of a website that sells barcons for under 40 dollars? New, Used, NOS, whatever.

bbllaakke

ebay?

tmh657

+ 1. There were some on my local CL but that won't help you.
I just ordered bar end shifter pods from Rivendell for $25 plus shipping. I will put my DT shifters on them and have bar cons. If everything works as planned.

https://www.rivbike.com/products/list...product=17-068

wrk101

+1 ebay, or put a WTB on your local Craigs List.

longbeachgary

I bought a pair of brand new DuraAce 9 speed bar end shifters and really didn't like them. The right shifter doesn't click through all of the gears and I almost hit a tree when I tried them out. I went ahead and bought regular 10 speed Ultegra shifters for the bike I was re-building so you're welcome to the bar cons if you like.

bboy314

How much are you looking for for the duraace barcons? I'm pretty broke right now as I'm nursing a broken arm and out of work, but if you're still looking to get rid of them in a couple months I might be interested.

bboy314

Those Rivendell mounts are interesting, I've wondered if such a thing existed.

longbeachgary

They're yours for the asking. I'll even pay for shipping.

j. hughes

^^^Wow! That's very nice of you!^^^
There really are some great people on this board.

bboy314

You, sir (or ma'am) are a saint!

tmh657

I will report back on Monday after they arrive. I am going to attach Suntour Sprint shifters. The rear is indexed so I am hoping it will work in indexed mode. It should.

WNG

Regarding not clicking through the 9 gears....I discovered on another SIS downtube shifter that if the casted splines in the mating cap have cracked, the shifter doesn't index.

bikerosity57

I believe I have a set. Anything to trade?

sonatageek

I too look forward to your report about the Riv mounts.

rotharpunc

Hmmm I'm looking for Suntour friction or ratcheting barcons

tmh657

Got the Riv pods. They work great. Really easy to hook up. $34 w/ shipping
Unhook cables
Attach pods to bar ends
Remove DT shifters
Cable stops on shifter bosses
Shifters on pods
Run new cables and housing
Attach
Test ride and tweak a little
The indexing still works fine.

I am still reaching down for the DT shifters out of habit but it's really nice to have the bar ends

Pics after bar tape goes on

Grand Bois

The Rivendale pods are the same as Shimano pods, but they don't say Shimano on them. They copied the design with permission from Shimano. You can try different shifters if you have an old, broken set of Shimanos like I did.



It required some modification, but they work.

cs1

How do they work with genuine Shimano down tube shifters? I'm doing a 9 sp set of thumbies with Paul thumbies. I've going to have left over ends so a new project is in order.

rtruectoc

you just need to get a flat version of the notched silver plastic washer that goes between the tube and the shifter. riv sells them for a few bucks on the same page as the pods

SingeDebile

I heard it requires something extra to get the retrofriction levers to work with the pods? Is this true? what exactly did you do and now that its setup how well does it work?

rugerben

You know, Some people, every now and then, restore my faith in humanity.

Grand Bois

I started with banded Retrofriction shifters. The chrome backing plate from the Simplex shifters fits over the square cast into the pod after a bit of work with a burr on the pod. This provides a stop for the shifter The pivot from the Simplex band is tapped for the 5mm screw that normally holds the Shimano shifters onto the pivot. The cable coming off of the shifter just happens to line up perfectly with the hole in the pod.



I had left over pods because I did this with the shifters:

SingeDebile

ill keep that mind, thanks!

raverson

Neat idea Dirtdrop.

Those would look stunning with polished generic Riv pods.

Grand Bois

One thing Rivindale fails to mention and you'll see if you study the pictures of mine, is that the shifters end up oriented backwards because they're upside down and there's no way around it.