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Old November 18th 05, 08:05 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Shimano XTR Remote Shifter question ?

can this bar end mounted shifer be used
with cabling it to a conventional xtr shifter i.e. can
i attach it straight to the rear mech and simply shift up and down
as normal ?

ta


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Old November 19th 05, 08:52 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Shimano XTR Remote Shifter question ?

"freddie_fandango" wrote:

can i attach it straight to the rear mech and simply shift up
and down as normal ?


Nope. The remote shifter pulls the paddles of the normal shifter. It
doesn't contain any springs, a ratchet, or any means of anchoring a normal
gear cable. It's simply a remote means of operating the paddles of the
master shifter.

James Thomson



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Old November 19th 05, 09:55 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Shimano XTR Remote Shifter question ?

thanks for the info James


"James Thomson" wrote in message
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"freddie_fandango" wrote:

can i attach it straight to the rear mech and simply shift up
and down as normal ?


Nope. The remote shifter pulls the paddles of the normal shifter. It
doesn't contain any springs, a ratchet, or any means of anchoring a normal
gear cable. It's simply a remote means of operating the paddles of the
master shifter.

James Thomson





 




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