Sachs Wavey

[IDB1]

Might look a bit odd since I only want a single ring up front :?

Really liking the yellow and the grey . . .

Would a poor experience be down to mal-adjustment? Poor cables?
Something entirely different??

 

[Radoslaw]

Had few of these and exterme model, they're good. Very simple, cheap plastic but great shifting. Really like them. Much better than any sram BITD.

 

[orange71]

Yep positive here too. Better than gripshift in my experience. I have red ones.

 

[IDB1]

So I guess I just need to wait for some reasonably priced red or grey ones to come up for sale

Going by old ads it looks like they fetch up to about £20.. ...

 

[perry]

Would a poor experience be down to mal-adjustment? Poor cables?
Something entirely different??

yep , piss poor design all round , why have a shifter that requires a twist of the grip when you need your grips to stay stuck to the bar so you can control the bike :evil: I suppose they are fine if you ride like a mincer

You are right though , they weren't set up properly . Well they looked like they were when I got it back from the shop . I lacked the time to do it myself , first ride and the shop hadn't settled the cables so I had to adjust the mech anyway :roll:

After that they would shift at any moment you didn't want them to , such as at any point you had hold of the bars . Unless it was wet , they never moved in the wet , no grip

Maybe all the people who seem to like them should try a thumbie or rapidfire , imagine shifting only when you wanted to :shock:

 

[IDB1]

I suppose they are fine if you ride like a mincer

Perfect. .

 

[legrandefromage]

We are all mincers except Perry.

 

[perry]

Interesting how the advocates are instead sat in front of their computers instead of riding these amazing things

Pretty sure they were only about £20 new anyway . I remember a load of trials riders would put them on the other side of the lever They had to have a mandatory 5 speeds and the twist type was more durable than other shifters when dropped . They never shifted though .

 

[MikeD]

I always like the "thumbshifter under the seat" trick

 

[legrandefromage]

Interesting how the advocates are instead sat in front of their computers instead of riding these amazing things

If I was out 'riding' as you say, I wouldnt be able to read these interesting and educational answers...