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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-25-22, 01:58 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...Microshift (and many other brands, like...

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...Microshift (and many other brands, like Shimano) indexing shifters usually have an alternative setting, where you can dial out the indexing stops. The ratcheting shifters, like Suntour and the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-24-22, 11:28 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

...this would, If I needed it to. But the...

...this would, If I needed it to. But the original crank is too pretty to replace, and I don't need another wide ratio bike.
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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-24-22, 12:37 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

...why do you suggest that my interesting old...

...why do you suggest that my interesting old derailleurs perform less than ideally ? That's a needlessly hurtful thing to say. New Record rear mech with indexed cable housing and Simplex...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-22, 08:49 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

...I have experienced the failure of at least one...

...I have experienced the failure of at least one or three of them. What really frightens me, though, is your suggestion that indexing is the answer here.
If I had to convert everything I own to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-22, 05:38 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

...I bought two sets of the downtube version of...

...I bought two sets of the downtube version of these (https://velo-orange.com/products/dia-compe-ene-w-dt-shifters?_pos=2&_psq=dia-compe-ene&_ss=e&_v=1.0), when they got them back in stock. But I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-22, 05:34 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

...if you're not fearful riding a bicycle on the...

...if you're not fearful riding a bicycle on the roadways of America, you're not paying attention to the fatality statistics. :(
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-18-22, 12:14 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

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...the Suntour bar-cons are...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-22, 06:45 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...if your frame has braze-ons for the DT...

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...if your frame has braze-ons for the DT shifters, they make and sell little adjuster ends that fit on over them and bolt on. They're the same ones used for brifters, at the downtube.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-22, 06:41 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...also, you will need to source a double...

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...also, you will need to source a double sided cable end clamp for the down tube attachment. They look like this:
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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-22, 01:44 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

Yes, you do need a little slack, but it's not...

Yes, you do need a little slack, but it's not very much. I just take a cable (before installation, and sort of use it to measure the run from the shifter, up along the bar, and down to the stop on...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-22, 12:55 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...I would not pay extra for the old Suntour...

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...I would not pay extra for the old Suntour barcons. They work well, but not any better than any of the modern offerings in the friction mode. I agree you don't want to drill your bars, although...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-22, 11:39 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

...when they first came out, the cable routing...

...when they first came out, the cable routing was usually under the tape for several inches, then out and free in a long curve, over to the downtube braze on or clamp where the DT shifters go. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-10-22, 09:09 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...an Ultra Six Suntour freewheel is...

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...an Ultra Six Suntour freewheel is expensive to buy used, at this point. And you can't buy them new any more, except for some old stock that shows up sometimes on ebay. Likewise some of the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-10-22, 12:41 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,187
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...you are talking about two different things...

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...you are talking about two different things in your question. One is getting the shifting up off the down tube, which is pretty easily accomplished using either Suntour or Shimano (or maybe even...
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