Originally Posted by
junglism
wow great looking bikes guys!!
@Paul - what's that great little rotary gear shifter/changer you've got there?
@itsmoot - how hard was it to put the front derailleur on? and how did you get the brifters to work with the sram rear derailleur? i heard that the indexing was incompatible.. or did you change it?
@paul/itsmoot - i'd also read somewhere on this thread that to get the road-style brake levers to work with the brakes that are on the xootr, you'd need to use travel agents.. obviously that's not a problem for both of you guys?
The rotory shifter is the standard SRAM twistgrip shifter that came with the bike. I have mounted it on a 'T' bar that has appeared in several of my previous postings on the Swift thread. It is available from
www.sjscycles.co.uk under their accessories folder. It is designed to fit 1 1/8 stem risers and I have used it to hold lights and even a bar bag. It is the perfect diameter to house a twistgrip because that is what SJS Cycles originally designed it for. Mounting the gear shift near the stem riser is very handy but the length and angle of your stem will affect how easy it is to access the unit. The brake levers are Tektro RL 520 Aero V Brake levers which are designed to work with V brakes without the need to use travel agents.