MTB: 8/9 Speed shifter w/ 7 sp cassette?

[Telford]

I have a 7 sp cass. on my MTB and grip shifter that I need to replace. And I would like to change to
a rapid fire type.

All the shifters I see in the Nashbar catalog are either 8 sp. (Alivio) or 9 sp (deore,
lx, xt, xtr).

can I use any of these or do I need to find specifically 7 sp. shifter?

thank you.

 

[George F. Johns]

>From: [email protected]

>All the shifters I see in the Nashbar catalog are either 8 sp. (Alivio) or 9 sp (deore, lx,
>xt, xtr).
>
>can I use any of these or do I need to find specifically 7 sp. shifter?
>

8 speed rapid fire shifters will work fine with 7 speed cassette; 9 speed shifters
(probably) will not.

George F. Johnson

 

[Qui Si Parla Ca]

telfordutd-<< I have a 7 sp cass. on my MTB and grip shifter that I need to replace. And I would
like to change to a rapid fire type.

<< All the shifters I see in the Nashbar catalog are either 8 sp. (Alivio) or 9 sp (deore,
lx, xt, xtr).

Mailorder isn't a bike shop. Quality Bike Parts(a distributor) has quite a few bolt right on rapid
fire 7s shifters for not much money-Go see a bike shop and ask...

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

 

[A Muzi]

"Telford" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a 7 sp cass. on my MTB and grip shifter that I need to replace. And I would like to change
> to a rapid fire type.
>
> All the shifters I see in the Nashbar catalog are either 8 sp. (Alivio) or 9 sp (deore, lx,
> xt, xtr).
>
> can I use any of these or do I need to find specifically 7 sp. shifter?

There are still the Shimano ST-EF-20 for cantilever and ST-EF 28, ST-EF-33 for linear brakes. Not
expensive and available at any competent LBS which services bicycles.

--
Andrew Muzi http://www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <[email protected]>, "A Muzi" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Telford" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have a 7 sp cass. on my MTB and grip shifter that I need to replace. And I would like to
> > change to a rapid fire type.
> >
> > All the shifters I see in the Nashbar catalog are either 8 sp. (Alivio) or 9 sp (deore, lx,
> > xt, xtr).
> >
> > can I use any of these or do I need to find specifically 7 sp. shifter?
>
> There are still the Shimano ST-EF-20 for cantilever and ST-EF 28, ST-EF-33 for linear brakes. Not
> expensive and available at any competent LBS which services bicycles.

...But there are a few other options: he's replacing the expensive part and keeping the cheap,
consumable part. Have you considered going for an 8 or 9 speed shifter, and upgrading? You have two
options if you choose this route:

-buy a new shifter, cassette, freehub body, and maybe an axle, and convert to 8 or 9 speeds.

-buy a new shifter and cassette, and convert to what Sheldon Brown calls "8 Of 9 On 7", or using 8
of 9 speeds from a 9-speed cassette, and placing them on your existing 7-speed freehub body.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/k7.html#7cassettes

Neither of these upgrades is trivial, but they both come to mind because the shifter is usually the
most expensive part of either upgrade, and you're already definitely doing that.

OTOH, there's nothing wrong with a 7-speed, so don't let my delusions of inadequacy cause you to
mess with a perfectly good bicycle.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

 

[Benjamin Lewis]

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> OTOH, there's nothing wrong with a 7-speed, so don't let my delusions of
^^^^^^^^^^^^
> inadequacy cause you to mess with a perfectly good bicycle.
^^^^^^^^^^

That's an awfully sneaky way of complimenting yourself . . .

--
Benjamin Lewis

Money is a powerful aphrodisiac. But flowers work almost as well. -- Lazarus Long

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <[email protected]>,
Benjamin Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ryan Cousineau wrote:
>
> > OTOH, there's nothing wrong with a 7-speed, so don't let my delusions of
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > inadequacy cause you to mess with a perfectly good bicycle.
> ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> That's an awfully sneaky way of complimenting yourself . . .

Don't you have a thesis to write?

Heh. I meant my delusions about the inadequacy of his 7v bike, but I'll take the compliment .

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

 

[Benjamin Lewis]

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> Don't you have a thesis to write?

Finished, about 1/2 hour ago.

I still have to defend in two weeks. Then I'll have three days to do (probably a month's worth) of
revisions.

Of course, since I'm actually you, you already knew this.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Money is a powerful aphrodisiac. But flowers work almost as well. -- Lazarus Long