Thumb shifter for 9-speed?
03-30-07, 02:22 PM
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Thumb shifter for 9-speed?
Hello there,
Will an old seven-speed thumb shifter set in friction mode work for a new 9-speed cassette?
Thanks!
-Dustin
Will an old seven-speed thumb shifter set in friction mode work for a new 9-speed cassette?
Thanks!
-Dustin
03-30-07, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by scrambledwonder
Hello there,
Will an old seven-speed thumb shifter set in friction mode work for a new 9-speed cassette?
Will an old seven-speed thumb shifter set in friction mode work for a new 9-speed cassette?
Hyperglide is generally a bit dodgy with friction shifting anyway, because it doesn't give audible/tactile warning when the derailer isn't quite lined up with the sprocket.
Sheldon "Friction? No Thanks!" Brown
03-30-07, 02:26 PM
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You could get some bar end shifters and paul thumbies and have some 9-sp thumb shifters, but that's not a cheap solution.
03-30-07, 02:37 PM
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Thanks Sheldon!
So basically I'd have to go with bar-end shifters converted to work with Paul Thumbies?
Hmm. . . A bit pricey, but perhaps.
I'll probably just pick up a pair of shimano below-the-bar shifters (as we used to call them right when they came out).
Thanks again,
Dustin
So basically I'd have to go with bar-end shifters converted to work with Paul Thumbies?
Hmm. . . A bit pricey, but perhaps.
I'll probably just pick up a pair of shimano below-the-bar shifters (as we used to call them right when they came out).
Thanks again,
Dustin
