I'm watching this thread with great interest, I still have to do something about that Mariposa
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08-24-2008, 02:23 PM #1
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08-24-2008, 02:47 PM #2
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Elk, my husband and Sheldon Brown say yes, all Shimano 9-speeds are compatible.
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08-24-2008, 03:51 PM #3
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The sweet thing about bar-ends is that you can flip them to friction... ahhhh!
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08-25-2008, 03:37 PM #4
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volpe update
this morning we put the A bar and my currently unused B67 on the volpe..... an adjustment here, one there...and suddenly...I saw this incredibly happy man floating towards me on his bike. He sailed by and was gone for 20 minutes...
came back radiant...
he's got the brifters on with shims...which i don't approve of
...i just need to talk him into bar cons...but otherwise, i think he's the happiest I've ever seen him on a bike..
The great part is that if he later wants to try the drop bars again...he can.
I think he has an interesting shape...
...LONG legs and arms, but short upper body....and the bike reflects that. Here's what she looks like now:
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08-25-2008, 03:50 PM #5
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Nice! Finally!
Elk, do a little research on Paul's Thumbies. These will let you mount the bar cons on top of the bar near the brake levers. That picture I posted earlier used them. May make him reconsider.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-25-2008, 04:03 PM #6
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Except for the oddness of the brifters on there (and that they are not going to work comfortably with his hands trying to shift up and down in that position), I like the look of the A-bars with the black tape, and the brooks on that Volpe.
It's good that he's happy though.
I agree with SK about the Paulie's thumb shifters- they'd be ideal for your husband's setup, and I bet he'd love them.Lisa
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08-26-2008, 04:19 AM #7
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Thirding the Thumbies suggestion, if it will help convince him to use different brakes. That brake setup does not look very safe to me, never mind the shifting.
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08-26-2008, 06:32 AM #8
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Just to clarify for clarity's sake
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
, Paul's Thumbies are not shifters. They are adaptors which will work with 9-spd Shimano bar cons to create thumb shifters.
WebCyclery sells either one or the package but I'm sure wherever you bought the bars will have them also. Note that two clamp sizes are available.
http://www.webcyclery.com/product.ph...5&cat=0&page=1Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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