Sorted 8spd triple thumbed for Shimano Deore/Tiagra

[fiveSixteenths]

Does such a thing exist? Needed for a touring bike converting to flat bars
Would have considered bar-Enders but those aren’t going to work here.
Or mat d/t’s are a better bet?
All answers, advice, abuse welcome

 

[pigman]

buying any shimano flat bar levers should easily replace your existing shimano levers, be they STIs or downtube shifters FOR THE RIGHT SIDE, REAR MECH.

It gets more tricky for the front mech. i think the situation is if you want to use a front road mech, you need to ensure you have road flat bar lever to suit that particular series of mech. If you want to use MTB flat bar levers, then you need a MTB front mech.

You might want to also think about the brakes you have. as brake levers designed for V brakes wouldn't work with calipers and vice versa

when it comes to Campag or Sram flat bar levers, i have no idea

 

[bhill22]

Have SL R770 10 speed (ultegra level) or SL R440 9 speed (tigara I think) not aware of 8 speed version

 

[fiveSixteenths]

buying any shimano flat bar levers should easily replace your existing shimano levers, be they STIs or downtube shifters FOR THE RIGHT SIDE, REAR MECH.

It gets more tricky for the front mech. i think the situation is if you want to use a front road mech, you need to ensure you have road flat bar lever to suit that particular series of mech. If you want to use MTB flat bar levers, then you need a MTB front mech.

You might want to also think about the brakes you have. as brake levers designed for V brakes wound work with calipers and vice versa

when it comes to Campag or Sram flat bar levers, i have no idea

Super-useful, thanks for this

 

[fiveSixteenths]

Have SL R770 10 speed (ultegra level) or SL R440 9 speed (tigara I think) not aware of 8 speed version

Hmm. Am wondering if this idea is going to work… will ponder on

 

[pigman]

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...gs-derailleurs-callipers-and-shifters.456014/

There's stuff in there that should get you started, but I'm reluctant to specifically recommend just in case I'm wrong.

 

[fiveSixteenths]

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...gs-derailleurs-callipers-and-shifters.456014/

There's stuff in there that should get you started, but I'm reluctant to specifically recommend just in case I'm wrong.

Ah, will take a look

 

[KermitGKona88]

Have heard if you use triple front shifter on double, shift the lever to middle position before attaching cable to mech as the 'throw' is more on the outer shift.

 

[fiveSixteenths]

Have heard if you use triple front shifter on double, shift the lever to middle position before attaching cable to mech as the 'throw' is more on the outer shift.

Makes sense, looks like @pigman ‘a recommend to the sales thread is all good so I think we’re sorted now

 

[Foreigner]

Looks like you are sorted, but yes such think does exist - Sora 3030 flat shifter is 9sp triple, works with 8 speed just fine