FS Silver 2 bar end shifters

[lconley]

Rivendell Silver 2 bar end shifters mounted on Shimano Bar End Pods. 2 minutes with a Dremel tool on the pods and spacers and a second metal washer and everything fits and lines up just fine. Mounted and tested, but everything is otherwise new. $115 shipped CONUS or best offer.

Laing

Delray Beach FL

[Michael Baquerizo]

any interest in keeping the pods and selling the shifters?

[Mike Godwin]

Three thumbs up for the Silver 2 shifters as bar-end shifters. If you are hesitant to run them as bar end shifters, they are very adaptable. The right side/rear shifter does loosen a bit on rides, but the shape is fine. If ya'll are accustomed to friction shifting, piece 'o cake. Just a few millimeters stroke and the next gear is in place. Looking back at the cogs is not required.

Mike SLO CA 

[lconley]

Not at the moment.

Laing

[Patrick Moore]

Query: Do these have the same internal fine ratchets as the Silver 1s? 

I did like the action of the 1s but gave up on them after something (can't recall what) cracked twice when the bike fell over; I went back to Barcons which are also very nice -- better than Shimano current and original DA BES. Also, I found the Silver 1 levers too long; the levers pictured look more comfortable.

I do prefer the Shimano plugs over the Suntour plugs.

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Patrick Moore

Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[lconley]

I haven't taken them apart, so I don't know for sure, but I believe that they are very similar if not identical. I seem to recall that the 2s are supposed to have some improvements over the 1s. I have three sets of Silver 2s at the moment, and they all seem to be different in terms of feel. One set is fairly stiff and another will rotate with zero effort. The ratchet mechanisms of the 1s and 2s are the same from outward appearance, and the same as Dia-Compe from outward appearance. These came on my Custom, but I prefer the looks of the Silver 1s, for frame mounted. The 2s are better as thumb shifters in my mind.

Laing

Delray Beach FL