Silver2 thumb mount on stem

Eric G@rs

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May 26, 2020, 10:32:59 PM5/26/20

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My girlfriend decided she wanted to switch from wavie bars to bullhorns on her Roadini which required reconfiguring the whole cockpit. The bike is set up as a 1x so the single thumbie mount for the Silver2 shifter works nicely on the stem, albeit slightly off center. Thought I’d share as I hadn’t seen this setup before and to solicit any thoughts on why this might be a bad idea.

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Joe Bernard

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May 26, 2020, 10:39:41 PM5/26/20

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Looks good to me. The one caveat about stem mount is that it's kind of a wonky handling effect while reaching for the shifter, but a steady left hand on the bar is sufficient to counteract it.

David B

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May 26, 2020, 10:47:01 PM5/26/20

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If you have enough space, you can fit the mount as a headset spacer without the shim. In practice either option works just fine.
Here’s my take: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-99voyFx5D/?igshid=bulr2tr6ftbb
David

Eric G@rs

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May 27, 2020, 12:22:22 AM5/27/20

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Joe — that’s true, but she’ll get used to it quickly!

David — I dig your approach. I’ll probably switch it over to the headset once the local co-op opens up again. Thanks for the idea!

Bill Lindsay

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May 27, 2020, 12:25:56 AM5/27/20

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APPROVE

brendonoid

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May 27, 2020, 5:08:01 AM5/27/20

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Always a fan of stem mount shifters for a clean cockpit and ease of changing setups. Using a thumby there is a great idea for a x1 setup.

Good thinking!

Edwin W

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May 27, 2020, 10:30:38 AM5/27/20

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Silver2 on the stem... my next major move for my Joe. And back to Albas after a couple of thousand miles on noodles.

Edwin

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