Comments on: How-To: Ensure consistent shifting all winter long http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: doug http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/comment-page-1/#comment-69515 doug Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:44:38 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/#comment-69515 hell yes. last winter, i used a 1981 Bianchi Limited throughout winter. I bought it used with most of the original parts, including the sweet Suntour Cyclone group. worked perfectly even though i was riding 14-20 miles a day, every day, in the rain. eventually all the old stuff started breaking (hey it was all 27 years old!) but the DT shifters still work fine. when i replaced the beautiful long-cage cyclone with a cheapo Shimano Alivio, everything still worked fin. my new bike, a 92 Bridgestone RB-1 is rolling rivendell silver bar-ends and boy do i love it. i'm pretty sure i can shift just as quickly as those new-fangled brake shifters/ hell yes. last winter, i used a 1981 Bianchi Limited throughout winter. I bought it used with most of the original parts, including the sweet Suntour Cyclone group. worked perfectly even though i was riding 14-20 miles a day, every day, in the rain. eventually all the old stuff started breaking (hey it was all 27 years old!) but the DT shifters still work fine. when i replaced the beautiful long-cage cyclone with a cheapo Shimano Alivio, everything still worked fin.

my new bike, a 92 Bridgestone RB-1 is rolling rivendell silver bar-ends and boy do i love it. i’m pretty sure i can shift just as quickly as those new-fangled brake shifters/

]]> By: Quinn http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/comment-page-1/#comment-69509 Quinn Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:04:11 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/#comment-69509 the day I go fixed through that crap is the day I get my own padded room! I prefer the 1x_, a bit of versatility, yet a lot less maintenence and $ the day I go fixed through that crap is the day I get my own padded room!

I prefer the 1x_, a bit of versatility, yet a lot less maintenence and $

]]> By: Badgerland http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/comment-page-1/#comment-69493 Badgerland Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:48:57 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2008/01/17/how-to-ensure-consistent-shifting-all-winter-long/#comment-69493 Single speeds and fixed gear bikes also do VERY well in these bad conditions. The nice thing about a fixie is that you have some engine braking by putting some resistance on the pedals as you spin. This would not be a great time to change over however as there are other things you need to be comfortable with on a fixed gear bike before attempting slushy, wet conditions. Single speeds and fixed gear bikes also do VERY well in these bad conditions. The nice thing about a fixie is that you have some engine braking by putting some resistance on the pedals as you spin. This would not be a great time to change over however as there are other things you need to be comfortable with on a fixed gear bike before attempting slushy, wet conditions.

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