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10-06-14 | 11:45 AM

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wrk101

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Originally Posted by Velocivixen

I find some of the responses here interesting. Recently I asked about this in my "mountain bike conversion" thread and had a few suggest that indexed 8 speed brifters/shifters would work "good enough" with 7 speed cassette. So...not the case?

I don't find the responses unusual. All are opinions, including mine. Part of it depends on your definition of "good enough". Using 8 speed for 7 speed works OK, are tricky to set up. And with the new 7 speed Tourney STI, I no longer recommend kludging 8 speed shifters. And of course, you need a road front derailleur, not a MTB front derailleur.

Why get "good enough" when you can get ideal?

+10 Tuning a front derailleur for STI operation, particularly a triple, can be a PITA. Meanwhile, bar ends with friction front are near bulletproof.

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