Nashbar/Microshift components?
01-19-11 | 01:30 PM
#26
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Speaking of movements being large, the throw on my 105 5600 set was unacceptable, and while not lacking in dexterity, I had some minor issue with the integrated levers canceling each other out on an upshift to the big ring. I sold the entire bike. Baby/bathwater, maybe, but the shifting setup on the 9 speed Microshift is far better, IMHO. If Shimano had thought of the upshift lever for the rear on the outside instead of on the thumb for Sora, Microshift may not be in business.
01-19-11 | 01:50 PM
#27
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Scattante FR-330
Just my .02. I have the Forte Microshift brifters with Shimano RD and I LOVE it. Easy operation. Quick, crisp shifting. No problems shifting from above or below. I would recommend highly. Especially if you can get the brifters on sale for 120.00 like I did! 
oh yeah, and I love the trim on these brifters for the FD. I never have any noise in any gear combination because of the trim settings (and my meticulous adjusting when setting them up).
oh yeah, and I love the trim on these brifters for the FD. I never have any noise in any gear combination because of the trim settings (and my meticulous adjusting when setting them up).
01-19-11 | 07:36 PM
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Dissenting vote for Microshift 10 speed brifters: I did my Ridley X-Fire build in December 2009 with the Forte version of Microshift 10-speed shifters. From the start, I liked how they felt in my hands, but I did not like that the FD shifter took two movements to go from the small to the large chain ring (unless I kept the FD cable under higher than normal tension all of the time) AND it kept breaking front brake cables right at the anchor. Some teflon grease at the archor seemed to help, but my confidence that a breakage would happen out on along ride was high. I started carrying spare brake cables--something I never had to do with Shimano brifters.
Another annoyance was that the throw of the small lever of the RD brifter seemed very long compared to the Ultegra shifter I replaced.
The icing on the cake--coming home from work the small lever of the RD brifter broke off in the middle of a shift. WTF!!!
Another annoyance was that the throw of the small lever of the RD brifter seemed very long compared to the Ultegra shifter I replaced.
The icing on the cake--coming home from work the small lever of the RD brifter broke off in the middle of a shift. WTF!!!
Let's keep this in proper context. =)
https://weightweenies.starbike.com/fo...hp?f=3&t=60779
https://forums.roadbikereview.com/sho...d.php?t=187519
https://velonews.competitor.com/2009/...shifter_100636
Just sayin'. Microshift seems to be the red-headed step-child around here, and maybe doesn't get the same allowances as the others due to it's sales and marketing venue. It's encouraging to see a more affordable option that's getting largely good reviews. Shift lever breakage seems to be surprisingly not uncommon with the Sram Force and Rival stuff. A friend of mine had his 2010 Force shift lever come off in his hand just last week. Boo. We'll see how his warranty replacement goes. One more similar failure will likely signal his return to Shimano.
-Jeremy
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01-19-11 | 09:17 PM
#29
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Bikes: Scattante FR-330
It's with a humble ego that I will admit I ate it hard the other day. Misjudged a curb and went over the handlebars. Bike flipped over and landed directly on the brifters. Stood up, straightened the brifters and road off. Some road rash on both but they still function like right out of the box! I'm sold on my Microshifts!
01-19-11 | 10:14 PM
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t sayin'. Microshift seems to be the red-headed step-child around here, and maybe doesn't get the same allowances as the others due to it's sales and marketing venue. It's encouraging to see a more affordable option that's getting largely good reviews. Shift lever breakage seems to be surprisingly not uncommon with the Sram Force and Rival stuff. A friend of mine had his 2010 Force shift lever come off in his hand just last week. Boo. We'll see how his warranty replacement goes. One more similar failure will likely signal his return to Shimano.
-Jeremy
t sayin'. Microshift seems to be the red-headed step-child around here, and maybe doesn't get the same allowances as the others due to it's sales and marketing venue. It's encouraging to see a more affordable option that's getting largely good reviews. Shift lever breakage seems to be surprisingly not uncommon with the Sram Force and Rival stuff. A friend of mine had his 2010 Force shift lever come off in his hand just last week. Boo. We'll see how his warranty replacement goes. One more similar failure will likely signal his return to Shimano.
-Jeremy
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