http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Friction versus Indexed en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:51:54 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115364 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:11:20 +0000 ruggtomcat 115364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would like a friction for the front ring, needs more trimming than the back, however I *love* my STI's and to a lesser extent twistshifts (not so cool in the rain) because you dont have to put your hand down to change! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115346 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:47:10 +0000 kaputnik 115346@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I suppose the hyperglide* ring profile does a lot of the work now</p> <p>* other tradenames are available </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115345 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:45:55 +0000 Dave 115345@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On my last recumbent I had friction shift on a nine speed cassette. It was great, no issues changing (or mischanging) at all, and that's the bike I qualified for PBP on.</p> <p>I remember friction shift being really fussy from when I was a kid, so can only assume it's got better with the modern cassettes, not worse (or is it observer bias?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115344 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:05:01 +0000 Coxy 115344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cool. Planning to try this soon </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115343 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:54:58 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 115343@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ancient Suntour shifter, new cable, 5 year old encrusted mech ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115342 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:47:34 +0000 allebong 115342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The lowest end shifters and mechs feel great when they're brand new with lovely pristine cables. Once you get a bit of wear on them and especially when they end up encrusted in filth that's when the problems start and the better stuff tends to take the lead. </p> <p>My last memory of rear friction shifting involved me thinking confidently that I'd mastered it 'oh this is so easy' and then putting down some heavy power. Only to find that I had just slightly misaligned the mech enough for the chain to skip off - you can guess what happened next. This was with the massive tolerances of 5 speed as well, if you can cope with 10 you're doing better than me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115341 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:42:33 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 115341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think technically 'porteur', but it's wee, Nitto M12 (mounts onto the canti studs). Thinking perfect for camera when small lens is on (I'm building a boxy gadgety thing for the rear rack to carry the camera when the humungowildlifelens is on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115340 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:40:59 +0000 kaputnik 115340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>hopefully the wee front rack will arrive</em></p> <p>Decaleur, or porteur? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10532#post-115339 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:39:43 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 115339@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just connected up the thumbie for the rear derailleur and oh my word how smooth is that shifting??? Seriously, no bother at all on the ten speed (I'd read people saying, ooh you have to be really precise, but so so so so easy).</p> <p>Only issue is I took the front derailleur off, just figuring to run the middle ring (5 hole rings compared to 3 on the single chainring I bought) and the natural chainline is sitting on the small ring. Feels great though. Connect up the brakes at the weekend (out all tomorrow), hopefully the wee front rack will arrive, get a new rear 'guard, and the Kaff is back in business.... </p>