6 speed shifter options on converted mtb dropbar commuter
04-05-11 | 10:41 AM
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Bar ends shifters are friction front and indexed rear (if they are indexed models).
04-05-11 | 10:58 AM
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I would do one of the following
1. Get a 7 speed freewheel and source a cheap pair of shimano 7speed flat bar shifters like these https://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-Easy-Fir...#ht_2368wt_905
2 find a used modern rear wheel, get a 9 speed casette and buy these
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...4_10000_202433
1. Get a 7 speed freewheel and source a cheap pair of shimano 7speed flat bar shifters like these https://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-Easy-Fir...#ht_2368wt_905
2 find a used modern rear wheel, get a 9 speed casette and buy these
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...4_10000_202433
04-05-11 | 11:11 AM
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Would the levers on your stem shifters not work here? Just a thought.
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04-05-11 | 11:34 AM
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On the other hand, if I want to upgrade from the chinzy plastic of my current shifters (and want to go to a 7 spd free wheel) is there an easy way to tell if the used downtube (or other) shifters I'd be looking at in such a situation are for doubles or triples? I'd imagine they're for one or the other, but maybe that's not so important with friction shifters? If it says dura ace, it's probably only for doubles, right? But what about lower ranges? I see 105, 600, and exage levers on ebay currently that are indexed for 6 or 7 speeds, but few say anything about the chainrings.
04-06-11 | 07:23 AM
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04-06-11 | 10:03 AM
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On the other hand, if I want to upgrade from the chinzy plastic of my current shifters (and want to go to a 7 spd free wheel) is there an easy way to tell if the used downtube (or other) shifters I'd be looking at in such a situation are for doubles or triples? I'd imagine they're for one or the other, but maybe that's not so important with friction shifters? If it says dura ace, it's probably only for doubles, right? But what about lower ranges? I see 105, 600, and exage levers on ebay currently that are indexed for 6 or 7 speeds, but few say anything about the chainrings.
04-06-11 | 10:18 AM
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Good to know. I really like the idea of being able to shift from the tops or hoods without moving my hands, so those Kelly take offs are really looking good. Now I just need to find some indexed 7 speed dt shifters and a 7 spd freewheel. I know that I'm probably not going to get that much more out of a 7 spd than a 6 (13 T vs 14 T really won't give me that much) and I probably could get away with using my current stem shifters (maybe, if it's possible to get the plastic things apart), but I'd kind of like to do something new.
