Silver 2 shifters on Atlantis

[dougP]

Pending availability of the Rivendell mounts, I mounted the Silver 2 shifters on Paul's Thumbies.  It's not perfect, as the cable doesn't quite line up, but it's close enough for now.  I tried Rivendell's alternate mounting, putting them on the bottom of the handlebars.  It's a more natural thumb action than the standard.  Still getting the hang of pulling the lever for upshifts in the back but overall liking this set-up. 

The Paul's mounts mimic downtube mounts in having four orientations for the levers.  If I understand Rivendell correctly, their mounts will provide more possible orientations of the lever, which would give a lot more flexibility.  It'll be fun to get them & start playing around again.

Anyone else put them on flat bars?  What has been your experience? 

dougP

[Joe Bernard]

Interesting, they're not supposed to work with those mounts without the Paul adapter thingy they don't make anymore. Sometimes it's good to not know you can't do it! 😁

[Wyatt]

I need more shots and details about this bike. Looks like a really cool set up.

[dougP]

Wyatt:

Thanks.  It's a fairly standard Riv built Atlantis.  Origin 8 space bars & Ergon grips.  Nitto racks (I think it's R10 in back & it's a little one in front).  Acorn boxy rando bag.  Ugly but comfortable Ergon pedals.  I had mid-fork eyelets added (a practice Rivendell strongly discourages). 

Here's a few photos at various stages of its evolution.  Started out as drop bar / bar end shifter set-up.  Progressed to racks carrying 4 panniers.

dougP