8 speed thumbies

[m1kesmith]

How many people out there are running XT or Deore thumbies with an 8 speed setup?

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

3 bikes!

 

[unipsycho]

Yup, have been for years

 

[Disco Drive]

Yup!

 

[Agency_Scum]

Cogs are the same width but there's a fractional difference in spacer width. For best results get a 7 speed cassette ( preferably a racey one with a 28 tooth low gear ), slap in a 7 or 8 speed spacer behind it ( it don't matter with just one ) and bung on a 32 tooth cog. Job's a goodun'! 11-32 eight speed. Nice.

 

[MarinTi]

My Deore Thumbies do not have the hidden click,8speed only with friction!

 

[Agency_Scum]

Oh course, you can always go to " the dark side " with the SJS 10 speed indexed thumbies.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Tell me more....10 speed thumbies....?


Looking at it from a designer w*nky point of view - Ive never been a fan of the Pauls clamps Dura-ace option. It cant be that difficult to produce some really nice svelte thumbies. Machines, trick, minimal....etc.

Give me a CNC machine and a BBC micro and a needle file and I'll have a set knocked up soon enuff.....

 

[cdngrimpeur]

I, too, run 7/8 speed XT thumbies with 8 speed cassettes, no probs.

But I must say, those SJS ones are pretty intriguing. Bah - 9 and 10 speed cassettes prolly just wear out more quickly anyway.

(and cheers for the link, Mr Scum.)

 

[Agency_Scum]

Weird set up on SJS but here's a screen shot....