9 speed thumbies - best option?

[bold stelvis]

For the price, taking a punt on the Sunrace then reassessing seems a good way to go.

yeah was thinking likewise - for 23 quid if they are shit its not the end of the world

 

[bold stelvis]

thanks for the low down on your experience @Betsy - appreciated

assuming when you refer to DA mounts you mean the Jtek ones SJS sell?

 

[bold stelvis]

the Rivendel versions seem to offer the most flexibility in terms of mounting style - will probably pony up for those if I go down that route

love the Paul stuff (not just thumbies - love levers, some of the brakes are awesome also) but just think its kind of madly over priced (over here at least) - maybe I'm just being too scottish

 

[M_Chavez]

Does anyone know if campy 10 speed bar ends have the same indexing as Campy 10 speed STIs?
If yes, then you can run a shimergo set-up with a 9-speed Shimmy/SRAM cassette and 10-sp Campy bar ends.
Gives you more options than just DA bar ends, and a lot of DAs that I've seen have been used to death.

I also remember seeing a hack where a bar-end style shifter is mounted straight onto a non-STI brake lever, without any Paul-style adapters. Requires a bit of creative drilling and filing. Can't find the article right now though.

Update:
Ghetto-shift!
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ghetto-shift-warning-cx-bodging-pic-heavy/
And Shimergo solution that works like a dream.
https://hubbub.bike/hubbubs-original-shimergo-solution/

 

[bold stelvis]

9 speed Thumbies is so awkward or expensive that you dont see them often

expensive for sure, given we're talking small alloy brackets to enable one to use 30 year out of date technology on ones bicycle

 

[M_Chavez]

to enable one to use 30 year out of date technology

When modern technology catches up with the reliability and versatility of the 30-year-old stuff, I'll be the first one to make the change.

 

[Betsy]

thanks for the low down on your experience @Betsy - appreciated

assuming when you refer to DA mounts you mean the Jtek ones SJS sell?

No bother

Yes, the ones i posted in the link

Also worth noting.. when I come to change down from the large chainring to the middle.. I can’t reach the shifter, even with a finger so again, have to take my hand away from the grip to change down.. rapid changes are just a pipe dream but they’re a pleasure to use other than previously mentioned issues.. they’re probably better suited to the tourer posted on pg1.

 

[bold stelvis]

I also remember seeing a hack where a bar-end style shifter is mounted straight onto a non-STI brake lever, without any Paul-style adapters. Requires a bit of creative drilling and filing. Can't find the article right now though.

thats interesting...the actual shifter mount would likely be fairly straightforward - its just a square boss with an M5 tapped hole in the middle - grab an old set of clamp ons and file/grind the clamp off... reckon it would be the attachment of the cable stop that might be more difficult

 

[bold stelvis]

I can’t reach the shifter, even with a finger so again, have to take my hand away from the grip to change down

not sure that would bother me hugely on the front. Rear would be a different story
anyone tried running them inverted? (ie under bars rather than on top)

 

[Betsy]

not sure that would bother me hugely on the front. Rear would be a different story
anyone tried running them inverted? (ie under bars rather than on top)

I’ll give it a whirl tomorrow and let you know..