8 speed thumbies
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jez-4-bikes-max
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...only if you could somehow adjust the indexed front shifter.
I could never get any of my indexed shifters to shift the front mech perfectly without getting some frontmech noise.
I could never get any of my indexed shifters to shift the front mech perfectly without getting some frontmech noise.
m1kesmith
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index front thumbies
shimano tried it in 88 i think with exage mountain, then dropped it til the rabidfires a couple of years later.
I hate front indexing... can never keep it quiet.
I have a sram 11-32 8 speed cassette.
trouble with 9 speed is the tolerance is too tight.
any mud in the system and the gears just jump.
i was about to convert my full susser to 8 speed with deore thumbies when it got stolen.
shimano tried it in 88 i think with exage mountain, then dropped it til the rabidfires a couple of years later.
I hate front indexing... can never keep it quiet.
I have a sram 11-32 8 speed cassette.
trouble with 9 speed is the tolerance is too tight.
any mud in the system and the gears just jump.
i was about to convert my full susser to 8 speed with deore thumbies when it got stolen.
Konaglider
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re: jez, chain noise
that always bugged me about 3 pos' index shifters, you cant beat friction shifting your front chainrings, i've always had one even with a 'modern' shifter on the right
that always bugged me about 3 pos' index shifters, you cant beat friction shifting your front chainrings, i've always had one even with a 'modern' shifter on the right
Agency_Scum
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Isn't that the beauty of the left friction-only shifter? You knew what gear you were in by feel* and you could easily trim.
*Which is why I went back to thumbies ( even on my disc-braked full susser! ). Excellent night-riding capability and a " keep staring ahead " mentality of gear shifting.
*Which is why I went back to thumbies ( even on my disc-braked full susser! ). Excellent night-riding capability and a " keep staring ahead " mentality of gear shifting.
