Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Central Maryland
Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte
I had a 2006 Trek 520 which was 3x9 and I used friction shifting with it. I gave up on using indexed shifting because it was too fussy atmo. If you're really adventurous, you could do as I've done on several bikes and convert them to IGH setups.