Smithjss70
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I finally got this frame cabled up so it's a wrap, for now. It's dressed in M900 but I wanted to reflect back on the old Grip Shifting days and see if I still feel the same way about it. I had some NOS X-Ray 800 8spd grips so I went for it. I had Pauls available from another delayed build and always liked them so opted for these over Shimano. The decals are much too early for this 97 (0896xxxx) but I always liked the neon with the BB finish so that's where I landed.
Everything is pretty great with the build with the exception of the rear shifting into the high gear which may be the 1:1 vs 1:2 actuation (Sram to Shimano respectively). For now I assume that is the culprit but shifting to the small ring is poor, has jumped with me a couple of times and isn't stacking well. FM shifting is super fluid and efficient however.
I may play around with the cable routing and the derailleur travel as suggested by Sheldon Brown and see if I can sort it out. If not, I'll swap them out with rapid fires which I'm somewhat regretting not doing in the first place.
Oh well...
Glad to have a triple tri back in the line up and look forward to hammering on it this summer. I have some backup 230s laced to Bubbas for when the Spin comes out of true but for now, good times.
Everything is pretty great with the build with the exception of the rear shifting into the high gear which may be the 1:1 vs 1:2 actuation (Sram to Shimano respectively). For now I assume that is the culprit but shifting to the small ring is poor, has jumped with me a couple of times and isn't stacking well. FM shifting is super fluid and efficient however.
I may play around with the cable routing and the derailleur travel as suggested by Sheldon Brown and see if I can sort it out. If not, I'll swap them out with rapid fires which I'm somewhat regretting not doing in the first place.
Oh well...Glad to have a triple tri back in the line up and look forward to hammering on it this summer. I have some backup 230s laced to Bubbas for when the Spin comes out of true but for now, good times.
