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Friction 10s?
Hi All,
I have a TT bike which has Shimano 9s bar ends. I have now also some wheels which I would like to use which only accept a 10s cassette. I don't feel like buying new 10s bar ends, nor monkeying with a shiftmate. How difficult is it to use Shimano 10s with bar-ends in friction mode? This is a TT bike which will be going (hopefully) fast such that I won't be able to hear the chain. I could of course just try it, but the bike isn't fully assembled and rather that finish it in a way that may not work isn't something I want to use time on now. Plus I don't have a 10s chain lying around. Joseph |
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No reason it shouldn't work... the span of a 10spd cassette is
slightly less than a 9spd. |
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On Apr 6, 3:02*am, Ron Ruff wrote:
No reason it shouldn't work... the span of a 10spd cassette is slightly less than a 9spd. So the 9s spacing is close enough to 10s spacing that if I test friction mode with 9s and find it acceptable, 10s should be essentially the same? The bike has a 9s chain on it and I have no extra pins to put it back on if I remove it, so I don't want to borrow a 10s chain (with a Wipperman link) from another bike to test. Joseph |
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So the 9s spacing is close enough to 10s spacing that if I test friction mode with 9s and find it acceptable, 10s should be essentially the same? Yes. If your last experiences from friction shifting are from the 5s/6s era (like mine were until a few years ago when I took my time repairing a brifter), you'll probably notice that it is a bit trickier with the closer spacing, but certainly still doable. |
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On Apr 6, 9:00*pm, (A R:nen) wrote:
" writes: So the 9s spacing is close enough to 10s spacing that if I test friction mode with 9s and find it acceptable, 10s should be essentially the same? Yes. If your last experiences from friction shifting are from the 5s/6s era (like mine were until a few years ago when I took my time repairing a brifter), you'll probably notice that it is a bit trickier with the closer spacing, but certainly still doable. I jumped from 6s friction to 10s brifters about 3 years ago. Never had any issues with friction. I'll give it a go. And with this TT bike my hands are on the shifters the whole time so small adjustments shouldn't be too much of a hassle, like they might be if they were on the D/T. Joseph |
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