|   WANTED: thumb shifters | Yuengling In Keg
Jul 13, 2002 7:03 AM | | im looking for an old but still usable XTR/XT/anything else decent set of thumb shifters. i only really need it for the front derailleur but if you only want to sell as a set thats ok. get back to me if you have anything you want to get rid of. or, does anyone know where i could find some online (already checked ebay didnt find much) thanks, JW |
| XTR thumbshifters? In your dreams... | club
Jul 13, 2002 3:27 PM | | XTR never offered thumbshifters. email grant at rivendell.com, he's got a lead on a guy who makes custom bar mounts for the shift mechanisms from shimano bar-con shifters, turning them into index thumbies, 7 8 or 9 sp. depending on which mechanisms you install. |
| XTR thumbshifters? In your dreams... ...and reality | a n d y
Jul 13, 2002 9:48 PM | | http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Shifter/product_22845.shtml
http://bike.shimano.com/mtb/xtr/ComponentTemplate.asp?partnumber=SL-SS95
they made em alright. but apparently, they sucked. looks like they should have put more r&d before releasing em. (*cough* m959/m535 wheelsets *cough*) |
| That ain't no thumbshifer... | cf680c2f
Jul 14, 2002 3:25 AM | | It's a remote bar end shifter, and it didnt act alone. It required a special rapid fire shifter in its normal place linked with cables to work. Typical Shimano over-engineering. Heavy, complicated... Who asked for this? |
| check out Ebay from time to time.......nm | sheebo
Jul 13, 2002 7:01 PM | | |
| I have 2 sets of XT's | AlphaDog
Jul 13, 2002 8:31 PM | | I have 2 sets of thumbshifters still. Both are XT 7 speeds . The old 7 speed models acutally have 8 clicks so they will shift an 8 speed setup. The one set is fairly used, the other is barely used.
Let me know if your interested. I have no idea what there worth. |
| Upwards of $100US per set for NOS/Near-Mint condition... | DeeEight
Jul 14, 2002 5:51 PM | | on ebay. |
| I have a set of XT 6speed, the front shifter... | DeeEight
Jul 14, 2002 5:48 PM | | will work the same as any other front thumbshifter. Email me at kroberge@ca.inter.net if you want more info. |
| re: WANTED: thumb shifters | austincyclist
Jul 29, 2002 6:15 AM | | For the front, just keep looking and you'll find some XC-pro Suntour, Shimano DX, or Shimano XT friction left shifter, the best. I use a Dura-Ace 9 speed (yes, indexed) Bar-Con thumbshifter (the triathlete type) on the right, it's 100% compatible with XTR/XT/LX rear 9 speed, however it won't mount on your bar, which I found a workaround using 2 cut down bar ends, mounted on the inside of the grip.. slide the shifter inside one bar-end, then mount that bar-end on the other cut down bar-end, which is attached to your bar (also had to use a titec ti flat-bar to accomplish the positioning).. so it sits exactly where it should.. takes some tweaking. Email me if you're intereted in setting this up, I'll send pics. |
| re: WANTED: thumb shifters | Greg Soh
Oct 7, 2002 8:19 PM | | I want to see your pics of your bar-end clamped Dura-Ace shifters. I'm interested in doing something similar.
Thanks! |
| re: WANTED: thumb shifters | austincyclist
Oct 21, 2002 6:22 PM | | here it is.... |
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