Bar end shifters

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet) I purchased a set of bar
end shifters for my tri bars earlier. Shame I have no idea how to fit
them or know what model they are other than being Shimano and being 8/9
speed compatible.

Anything is better than the crappy grip shifters that are on my tri bars
at the moment. Can anyone point me to a web page detailing how to fit
the buggers...?

Thanks,

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On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:26:21 +0100, Bob wrote:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet)

What for?

On 16/04/2007 17:27, Ziggy said,
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:26:21 +0100, Bob wrote:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet)

What for?

It's a free country? (I think!)

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Paul Boyd
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On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:54:20 +0100, Paul Boyd wrote:

On 16/04/2007 17:27, Ziggy said,
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:26:21 +0100, Bob wrote:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet)

What for?

It's a free country? (I think!)

Free it may be but that doesn't mean people do things for no reason.

Anyway, it was just a little joke after all the helmet threads of the past week
or so.

"Bob" a écrit:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet) I purchased a set of bar
end shifters for my tri bars earlier. Shame I have no idea how to fit
them or know what model they are other than being Shimano and
being 8/9 speed compatible.

In theory they're Dura Ace levers, but they were the only 9-speed bar-cons
Shimano made. They'll shift 8-speed cassettes with an old (7400 series) Dura
Ace derailleur, or 9-speed cassettes with just about any other Shimano rear
derailleur.

Anything is better than the crappy grip shifters that are on my tri bars
at the moment. Can anyone point me to a web page detailing how to fit
the buggers...?

http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/media/te...9830605258.PDF

or

http://tinyurl.com/2atyr7

James Thomson

On 16/04/2007 17:56, Ziggy said,

Anyway, it was just a little joke after all the helmet threads of the past week
or so.

Yeah, I know - I just forgot the smiley. Have one here instead :-)

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Paul Boyd
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Ziggy wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:26:21 +0100, Bob wrote:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet)

What for?

They are mandatory for taking part in triathlons.

http://www.britishtriathlon.org/even...nicalrules.php

11.3 Approved cycling safety helmets of ANSI Z90.4, SNELL B90, EN 1078
or an equivalent national standard must be worn by competitors. (NB: a
CE mark is NOT an approval mark.)

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bob [at] bobarnott [dot] com http://www.bobarnott.com/
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"Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that,
with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month."
-- Wernher von Braun

James Thomson wrote:
"Bob" a écrit:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet) I purchased a set of bar
end shifters for my tri bars earlier. Shame I have no idea how to fit
them or know what model they are other than being Shimano and
being 8/9 speed compatible.

In theory they're Dura Ace levers, but they were the only 9-speed bar-cons
Shimano made. They'll shift 8-speed cassettes with an old (7400 series) Dura
Ace derailleur, or 9-speed cassettes with just about any other Shimano rear
derailleur.

I've got an 8 speed 105 front and rear derailleurs, I just assumed
they'd be compatible...

Anything is better than the crappy grip shifters that are on my tri bars
at the moment. Can anyone point me to a web page detailing how to fit
the buggers...?

http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/media/te...9830605258.PDF

Perfect, thanks.

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bob [at] bobarnott [dot] com http://www.bobarnott.com/
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"Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that,
with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month."
-- Wernher von Braun

(Ziggy) writes:

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:26:21 +0100, Bob wrote:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet)

What for?

Racing, I'd guess.

Chris
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Chris Eilbeck

Bob wrote:
James Thomson wrote:
"Bob" a écrit:

In a fit of spending (I needed a new helmet) I purchased a set of bar
end shifters for my tri bars earlier. Shame I have no idea how to fit
them or know what model they are other than being Shimano and
being 8/9 speed compatible.

In theory they're Dura Ace levers, but they were the only 9-speed
bar-cons Shimano made. They'll shift 8-speed cassettes with an old
(7400 series) Dura Ace derailleur, or 9-speed cassettes with just
about any other Shimano rear derailleur.

I've got an 8 speed 105 front and rear derailleurs, I just assumed
they'd be compatible...

they all look the same, but Shimano have made
7 speeds
8 speeds
8 speeds for Dura Ace ie with 9 speed spacing, rd 7400 rq'd for 8 speed
9 speeds
10 speeds

If you've got a 9 speed version you'll want to clamp the cable on the
'wrong' side of the clampbolt for your 8 speed setup, unless you can
find a 8 speed DA derailleur


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