Silver2 lever on Microshift bar end pod? If not Microshift, then what?

[Pancake]

I have Microshift 9-speed bar end shifters (R9 series, model BS-T09) that work well enough, but I want to swap on a Silver2 O shifter. Is this possible with some modifications, or do I need to get a new bar end pod?

I tried installing the Silver2 shifter lever and ran into a couple problems fitting it onto the Microshift bar end pod:

1. There's a half-circle notch on the pod side (on the square offset), I'll just file that off, easy.

2. The nut (or "post") on the Microshift pod is too tall for the Silver2, and the bolt that came with the Silver2 is too short. I can add enough spacers/washers to somehow kludge this together, but there must be a better way.

3. The cable guide (rounded out section the cable rests in) lines up too far toward the center of the bike while the cable entry point of the pod is too far from the center of the bike ... see the photos.

Here's the quick way I rigged it up to see if it would fit at all, I can make it fit but it's not really aligned: 

If I need a new bar end pod (and I don't want to shell out for the Dura Ace model), what options are there? Does the SunRace work? 

Thanks,

Abe

 

[Pancake]

18 hours later and I realized Riv actually sells a reasonably priced ($30) silver shifter pod that is perfect so I ordered that (and gave up on fitting this to the Microshift pod). 

Next is trying out different rear derailers: unsatisfied with the Shimano M591 (never shifted quite right on the Sam, too loose with bouncy chain so seeking a clutch), considered the following alternatives:

• SRAM GX 10 speed with shifter mod'd to work my 9-speed cassettes ... nice to have a clutch (really, it helped with the chain bouncing around and make settling into a given gear more solid in my friction shifting setup) but the b-limit screw and everything it touches failed over a year or so (screw bent, stopper bent and loose, screw and mount both stripped, mount on the derailer the b-screw tensions through also bent somehow!).
• Microshift Advent 9 speed ... just installed, lots of cable to pull to move that thing! With my mod'd microshift lever (added a brass strip to the chain guide channel to make it pull enough for the SRAM 10 speed derailer cable pull), PLUS the jTek cable pull modifier (6 I think) it works well, but that's a ton of cable pull plus an expensive widget to make it work (jTek). 
• Sunrace RD-M900 I wish it was available in a long cage (the mid-cage seems to be the only model, and even that is rarely available), a 9-speed derailer with clutch for $44 would be great if it could wrap a bit more chain (mid capacity is 40t, presumably a long would wrap maybe 45-47t).
• Box Components Two or Three - they makes a few but they are for 1x systems so they don't have enough chain wrap capacity for my Sam (46/30t double chainrings, 11-40t 9 speed cassette = 45t+ chain wrap needed) at only 39t capacity (e.g., a 11-50t cassette).

Any other recommendations welcome for a rear derailer that includes:

• Clutch (or high tension)
• 45+ chain wrap capacity
• 40t largest cog (though up to 46 would be nice I guess)
• 9 speed compatible-ish (seems like most 8 or 10 speed systems work where not indexing)
• Silver would be ideal but is rare.

Anyone found such a unicorn?

Abe

[luigi]

not sure how different they are, but i am running silver 1 bar ends on the sunrace pods. i rigged them up without filing down the little tab, and they fit and were working well for the past two days since i've put them on. there's a little play from the tab so i'm gonna have to go back and file it sometime.