9 or 10 Speed downtube shifters.

[John L. Lucci]

Do 9 or 10 speed downtube shifters exist? All I've seen are brifters. I
raise this question because My current bike has downtubes (6 speed) and if
I upgreade to brifters what do I do with the downtube shifter mounts?

 

[Nate Knutson]

they both exist for both shimano and campy.

 

[gary jacobson]

"John L. Lucci" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I upgreade to brifters what do I do with the downtube shifter mounts?

They're used to mount derailure cable stops if you go to brifters.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY

 

[Wound Up]

John L. Lucci wrote:
> Do 9 or 10 speed downtube shifters exist? All I've seen are brifters. I
> raise this question because My current bike has downtubes (6 speed) and if
> I upgreade to brifters what do I do with the downtube shifter mounts?
>

TEN. I remember having to get 15 speeds out of a Schwinn Passage via
the 3x5 route. I RACED that heavy thing so many years ago. And, I took
it on 50-mile touring rides of Maine. Six was a bit "wowee" in 1986.

My Trek 1400, still 12 years old, has 2x8. When will it possibly end?
It just amazes me.... stuck in a time warp I guess

--
Wound Up

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

John L. Lucci wrote:
> Do 9 or 10 speed downtube shifters exist? All I've seen are brifters. I
> raise this question because My current bike has downtubes (6 speed) and if
> I upgreade to brifters what do I do with the downtube shifter mounts?

yes, Campagnolo and shimano.

 

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My Gunnar has record timetrial barcon 10s on it. The shimano barcons
are the same, both mount on normal downtube braze-ons without the
barend section. They may require a tab washer under them to prevent
them from shifting into negtive cable tention, but will work without as
long as you do not shift past the smallest cog. A properly adjusted
der will not shift off the small, but some people just do not wish to
see their cable float in the wind.

I prefer downtube shifters. I grew up riding downtube shifters, it
seems more natrual to me.
-Tim

 

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The ergo and STI levers both come with a housing stop that mount very
cleanly on the dt braze-ons.
-Tim

 

[A Muzi]

John L. Lucci wrote:
> Do 9 or 10 speed downtube shifters exist? All I've seen are brifters. I
> raise this question because My current bike has downtubes (6 speed) and if
> I upgreade to brifters what do I do with the downtube shifter mounts?

Campagnolo doesn't offer a DT shifter per se but the BarCon
set is the downtube shifter in a different mount. We (and
places where "C" is spoken) have the larger diameter stop
plates to mount them on standard DT bosses.

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