8 speed vs 10 speed friction shifting

8 speed vs 10 speed friction shifting - Bike Forums

I'm running an 8-speed cassette with clamp on down tube shifters and everything runs smoothly. The bike came to me with a 10-speed cassette.

Do friction shifters work with 8, 9, and 10 speed cassettes ... - Reddit

I've run a Shimano 8 Speed bar end set to friction with a 10 Speed Deore rear and 8 speed cassette for a while. Works great in friction, but ...

8 speed vs 10 speed friction shifting - Bike Forums

IME, the only real difference between shifting 10 and 8 speed with friction shifters is the length of travel for the lever. I have a harder time ...

Shimano Inadvertently Upgrades Friction Shifting - NSMB.com

In short, LinkGlide cassettes have significantly thicker cogs that interface more fully with an 11-spd chain, regardless of whether it's a 9, 10 ...

How many speeds can you friction shift?

Take into account though that it will require longer lever throw. I tried to friction shift 10 speed, but it was difficult to get the lever in ...

9 to 8 speed worth it for better friction shifting? - Google Groups

Michael I've had the same thought based on my 9 and 10 speed drive trains lately. 8 speed chains and cassettes are cheap! Someone pointed out during an earlier ...

friction shifting a 10 speed cassette. Will it be terrible?

Friction carbon levers are the lightest but work best with 8 spd or less. 9 speed and 10 speed spacing is just to narrow-it will still work as I use friction ...

Everything You Need to Know About Friction Shifting in 2022

In this vid, I try to share the best friction shifters for modern derailleurs. Microshift Shifter: https://amzn.to/3LwEa3F Rivendell Silver ...

10-speed with friction shifter - Cycling UK Forum

I use Simplex shifters with 10sp. I also used Dura Ace, but they felt quite clunky and crude (note the rear 10sp Dura Ace lever is index only).

Friction shifters and 10 speed - Singletrack World

Friction shifters aren't known to stay in the same place too well, and I'd be concerned that due to the tiny cable pull required for 10 speed shifting that it ...

The Dust-Up: An Ode to Friction Shifting – Nic Morales | The Radavist

... or if you ever want to upgrade your 9 speed shifters to 10 or 11 speed. wyatt • 1 year ago. Have had rock solid shifting from my Microshift 12 ...

Friction shifter that works with Shimano MTB 10 speed rear derailleur.

Due to the 10 speed MTB rear derailleur needing more pull, you have to move the friction shifter more distance when moving between rear ...

You, Should Try A Friction Thumb Shifter - NSMB.com

... shifting in an 8-speed 11-45t package. Similar range, less the ... 10 speed shifter and a regular shimano 11 or 12 speed mech? Reply.

And The Winner Is… - Bike Snob NYC

... 10-speed Ergo shifter, or a 9-speed? I dunno. But this is a friction shifting test so we don't need to care. Here's the shifter position ...

Friction Shifting – is 9 speed a cog too far? - The Everyday Cyclist

Which is why 9 speed and over gears get progressively harder to friction shift. This holds true whether you have MTB OR a Road index system, so ...

Index This - Bike Snob NYC

” (10-speed bar-end shifters with friction mode were a short-lived ... And after about 10 miles or so I was ready to declare the ...

Why EVERYONE Should Try Friction Shifters! - YouTube

298K views · 10:17 · Go to channel · What Can Old Friction Shifters ... Paul Components Thumbies - Microshift 12 Speed Shifters. Why would ...

Can 10 Speed Friction Shifting Work? Video. - The Velo Collective

I believe an 8 speed cassette or freewheel is the most you should have on a friction shifting bike, otherwise the act of tuning will become a daily chore.

Can 10 Speed Friction Shifting Work? - YouTube

I bought a bike recently that had a 10 speed rear wheel, with old friction shifters and a more modern rear derailleur.

10-speed Cassette with Sunrace Friction Shifters. - Google Groups

You can friction or index a 10-speed cassette with a 9-speed Shimano rear derailer. The shifter controls the speeds and/or indexing; "SIS" derailers (7, 8, 9 ...