Downtube shifters

[Bats]

Upgrading to indexed gears since the smallest cog on my helicomatic setup has finally died. My downtube shifters are of the brazed on kind - does anyone know if these are standardized, or am I going to run into bother by trying to put shimano ones on? The standard shifters are black plastic suntour.

 

[hamster]

Not quite sure I understand the question, but the shifter mounting bosses are standard.

 

[Bats]

That's all the question was - are the mounting bosses standard.

I was only asking because I'd heard someone on here talking about it as if campag and shimano did them differently. So I wanted to check.

Glad to know it's not a problem.

 

[john88]

I would just upgrade to GS200/RSX/105 rear der/shifters (indexed) 7spd cassette with new chain, new rear wheel. Should run very smoothly if adjusted well.

 

[Bats]

That's the plan. Although it's more like "what's the cheapest wheel, freewheel and shifter". Already got a modern shimano rear mech kicking about.

The embuggerance of doing up a RRS is trying to find a cheap black wheel that isn't some "hybrid" monstrosity for 45c tyres. Silver just wouldn't look right.

 

[MrW]

How about these?

Remove those stickers from the rim!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-700c-622 ... 2ed314de6a

 

[Bats]

Never spotted them searching. Good find.

Already got a front wheel that matches so I think I'm going to just buy a decathlon cassette wheel and desticker that instead. Save a bit of money and have the change to upgrade to 9 or 10 speed in the future, when 7 speed cassettes get rare.

 

[MrW]

I nearly bought some of those wheels from Decathlon...

Until I read the reviews on this one:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rear-700c-wh ... er_opinion

 

[Yardbent]

Not quite sure I understand the question, but the shifter mounting bosses are standard.

EDIT.................DELETED

SORRY

i missed the point you needed index levers............ :facepalm:

 

[Bats]

I nearly bought some of those wheels from Decathlon...

Until I read the reviews on this one:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rear-700c-wh ... er_opinion

Always keep the receipt and all that. They can't all be duff, they're the standard ones on triban 3s.

I'll see how long they last. Hopefully I can afford to build some proper ones later.