stem shifters!

[William]

I might have to get me a copy of the IRD stem shifter thingy.  That thing is sweet!

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/sh15.htm 

[Allingham II, Thomas J]

Riv put 'em on my Mystery Bike -- they're REALLY great.

 

Here (cable obviously not hooked up):  http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/7734587352/in/set-72157630957672582

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Subject: [RBW] stem shifters!

I might have to get me a copy of the IRD stem shifter thingy.  That thing is sweet!

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/sh15.htm 

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[Ray Shine]

I like stem shifters. I have two bikes set with them, and will possibly convert my Atlantis from DT to stem shifting.  On my Gomez, I followed Rene's lead and used a set of Paul Thumbies to carry Shimano BE shifters. Works very well, and looks very clean.

Here's a shot of a vintage SunTour set on my Bleriot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/4549201864/in/set-72157623799483763

and a poor shot of a set of Shimano shifters mounted to Paul Thumbies that I have set up on my Gomez:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/6474780003/in/set-72157628327426017

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From: "Allingham II, Thomas J" <Thomas.A...@skadden.com>
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Sent: Wed, September 12, 2012 6:48:22 AM
Subject: RE: [RBW] stem shifters!

[David Yu Greenblatt]

I like the bell placement, too.

- David G in SF

[Tom Harrop]

I was just thinking to post a question about these. GF bought a pair for her Homer and they're really good, but I have a little problem with set-up. I just took the Silver shifters off the bar-end mounts and stuck them straight on the IRD "thingy". Only problem is, I had to tighten the wingnut down pretty tight to stop the derailer slipping, and now the lever action is not terribly easy. Also the lever was a little wobbly before I put the cable in (tension from the cable stopped that). I guess I did something wrong with the installation, has anyone else tried it and got any tips?

P.S. William—sorry to steal your thread ;)

[William]

Those are cool, Ray.  The thing that I particularly like about this IRD product is that it gives you an inline barrel adjuster.  If you have a Sam, a Betty, a Bleriot, or any other bike with hosing stops on the downtube, then this is one of the ways to get yourself a barrel adjuster that you can adjust while riding.