Riv Bits on a "Modern" 29er

[James Warren]

if anyone's interested in seeing some Rivendell influences on a non-Rivendell frame, here you go:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/sets/72157628935417621/

First ride will be tomorrow. I'll probably reply off-list on that one, unless those ratchet friction thumbshifters just blow me away. Ratchet friction thumbshifters on the 9-speed drivetrain offroad might be worth reporting on.

[dougP]

Jim:

The handlebars look short; optical illusion? What are the shifters?

dougP

[James Warren]

The bars are early 90's narrow, MB-2-ish. I think it's still what I'm used to.

The shifters are the main reason the post was on-topic:

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/sh5.htm

I have high hopes for the ratchet.

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[Joe Bernard]

I have old SunTour ratchet thumbies on my XO-3. Like buttah, mate. You'll love 'em.

[James Warren]

Hey everyone, sorry, bad timing, just found out about the internet blackout right after posting Flickr photos here, and I decided to participate, so please accept my apologies for posting a Flickr link that is not accessible at this moment. Please do not respond to this message onlist; I don't intend to generate any discussion of SOPA. I just wanted to apologize for my earlier post and for accidentally setting up a "Kobayashi Maru."

-Jim "too noisy today" Warren

On Jan 18, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:

I have old SunTour ratchet thumbies on my XO-3. Like buttah, mate. You'll love 'em.

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[Bike Hermit]

Hmmmmm, look just like the IRD Power Rachet shifters.
http://www.interlocracing.com/shifters.html Rivendell calls them
"Silver on Soma. I wonder what the genesis of this "project" was.
Regardless, I love the idea of these shifters. The XT top mount
shifters on my MB-1 were my all time favs. IRD makes a 9 speed indexed
version too.

[Chris Lampe]

My old mid-90's Hybrid will be in transition for the next year or so
as I build retro-fit it with better components. I bought some of the
inexpensive $15 thumb shifters as a trial run to see if 1) I like
friction shifting, 2) I like thumb shifters. So far I've really
liked them! The ratcheting makes all the difference in the world over
my horrible memories of friction shifting dept. store ten-speeds as a
kid.

Once I've got a new drivetrain on the bike I plan to upgrade to the
Shimano bar-ends or maybe the shifters James is using here.

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