Originally Posted by
noyb72
The last time I logged in here was 2013. I took a pretty significant spill, along with an ambulance ride and a trip through a CAT scanning machine and that put me off riding for a bit. In as much an attempt to overcome the effects of that excitement as anything, I have decided to get back in the saddle, literally. There is another benefit, I have moved from the Olympic Peninsula to Philadelphia for work, and driving here is just not something I'm not interested in doing when 11 miles can take an hour; I'd rather be riding.
I have found an early 80s, Japan made, Shogun Prairie Breaker 2 that fits me well and is in very lightly used shape. I have spent a few nights at the local co-op and the BB races look like they just came off the shelf. I attempted to reassemble the rear derailleur after a deep cleaning, and thought I had killed it. A used derailleur from the co-op was 10 bucks and I was back on the road. I am planning on going 1x6 (I do EVERYTHING wrong on a bike, like not shift and change cadence and "mash".) Once I figured out what I did wrong with the RD-AL11 I realized that there is quite the market for this old set and I can easily recoup what I paid for the bike by flipping both derailleurs and shifters.
All that is to ask, what is a good flat bar shifter to work with a Shimano STX IG compatible rear derailleur?
Thanks
Indexed or friction? STX is either 7 or 8 speed capable indexed...so you COULD do 7 speeds with the hub you have (I think).
If married to 6 speeds, any of the micro-ratchet shimano thumb shifters would be good.
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