Downtube shifters

Bats · Jun 16, 2014

Upgrading to indexed gears since the smallest cog on my helicomatic setup has finally died. My downtube shifters are of the brazed on kind - does anyone know if these are standardized, or am I going to run into bother by trying to put shimano ones on? The standard shifters are black plastic suntour.

hamster · Jun 16, 2014

Not quite sure I understand the question, but the shifter mounting bosses are standard.

Bats · Jun 16, 2014

That's all the question was - are the mounting bosses standard.

I was only asking because I'd heard someone on here talking about it as if campag and shimano did them differently. So I wanted to check.

Glad to know it's not a problem.

john88 · Jun 16, 2014

I would just upgrade to GS200/RSX/105 rear der/shifters (indexed) 7spd cassette with new chain, new rear wheel. Should run very smoothly if adjusted well.

Bats · Jun 16, 2014

That's the plan. Although it's more like "what's the cheapest wheel, freewheel and shifter". Already got a modern shimano rear mech kicking about.

The embuggerance of doing up a RRS is trying to find a cheap black wheel that isn't some "hybrid" monstrosity for 45c tyres. Silver just wouldn't look right.

MrW · Jun 16, 2014

How about these?

Remove those stickers from the rim!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-700c-622 ... 2ed314de6a

Bats · Jun 17, 2014

Never spotted them searching. Good find.

Already got a front wheel that matches so I think I'm going to just buy a decathlon cassette wheel and desticker that instead. Save a bit of money and have the change to upgrade to 9 or 10 speed in the future, when 7 speed cassettes get rare.

MrW · Jun 17, 2014

I nearly bought some of those wheels from Decathlon...

Until I read the reviews on this one:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rear-700c-wh ... er_opinion

Yardbent · Jun 17, 2014

hamster":36hoh3ey said:
Not quite sure I understand the question, but the shifter mounting bosses are standard.

EDIT.................DELETED

SORRY

i missed the point you needed index levers............ :facepalm:

Bats · Jun 18, 2014

MrW":11flnl34 said:
I nearly bought some of those wheels from Decathlon...

Until I read the reviews on this one:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rear-700c-wh ... er_opinion

Always keep the receipt and all that. They can't all be duff, they're the standard ones on triban 3s.

I'll see how long they last. Hopefully I can afford to build some proper ones later.

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