Practical limits of friction shifting? 7-8-9-10-11...
01-17-24, 03:18 PM
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Max I've done is 8 speed on a 1982 Holdsworth (127mm OLD):
Suntour Cyclone II GT + Suntour Power shifters +
Worked fine but did need to file down the stop on the Cyclone II GT about 0.5mm to make it travel the full 8 gears, but that's really easy to do on the Cyclone II.
Suntour Cyclone II GT + Suntour Power shifters +
- Shimano RX100 hub + 8 speed SRAM PG-850 cassette
- Campy record hub + 7 speed Sunrace freewheel
Worked fine but did need to file down the stop on the Cyclone II GT about 0.5mm to make it travel the full 8 gears, but that's really easy to do on the Cyclone II.
