Thread: Can modern derailleurs be used with friction shifters?
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Old 03-24-12 | 01:44 AM
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yes, they can but, if you'r runniing more than 7 or 8 gears in back , it's really hard to find and "center" a gear properly. Kinda like tryiing to adjust a spoke nipple with a ten inch crescent wrench
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