why I'll never ride sram in any grand tour or one day classic

On 5/7/2011 8:30 AM, Stephen Bauman wrote:

If you want to ride grand tour or one day classic equipment, I suggest
your first purchase be a support car. :=)

Maybe you could score one of those old Molteni Volvos!

Greg

On May 7, 8:30*am, Stephen Bauman wrote:

Another reason I prefer downtube friction shifters.

Does the randonneur PBP qualifies as a grand tour? I felt no need to hide
the shift on the two I completed. However, breaking a shifter ratchet
between two controls would have been fatal.

That word fatal - I do not think it means what you think it means.

R

On May 7, 5:30*am, Stephen Bauman wrote:
On Wed, 04 May 2011 23:48:43 -0700, yirgster wrote:
A few weeks ago my sram force shift lever (the actual paddle that you
push) broke off on the right shifter. 30 miles to go.

Another reason I prefer downtube friction shifters.

Does the randonneur PBP qualifies as a grand tour?

No.

Thanks for asking.

I felt no need to hide
the shift on the two I completed. However, breaking a shifter ratchet
between two controls would have been fatal.

If you want to ride grand tour or one day classic equipment, I suggest
your first purchase be a support car. :=)

Shift levers don't break very often. Shift wires break more
often, and are integral to the functioning of even downtube levers.
If you can't figure out how to ride home on a one day ride (not PBP)
after breaking a shift lever or shift wire, maybe you should,
indeed, purchase a support car.

Thanks,
Fredmaster Ben

On May 7, 9:12*am, Greg Evans wrote:
On 5/7/2011 8:30 AM, Stephen Bauman wrote:

If you want to ride grand tour or one day classic equipment, I suggest
your first purchase be a support car. :=)

Maybe you could score one of those old Molteni Volvos!

Greg

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