tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post6600534610207036847..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: Shifter Noodle Updatecafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-29683605895215439492013-11-06T22:05:46.201-05:002013-11-06T22:05:46.201-05:00Shi-no assumes no one would be so foolish as to ma...Shi-no assumes no one would be so foolish as to mate one of their derailleurs with a different shifter than their manual recommends. Therefore, the adjuster would be up on the shifter. If the derailleur was paired with a brifter the adjuster would probably be at the cable stop on the down tube. With cogs getting narrower and more closely spaced all the time no one should try to ride without an adjuster in easy reach. So eliminating it from the rear derailleur probably seemed like a safe bet.<br /><br />Friction shifters don't help the bike industry sell equipment. And lots of people have become dependent on the crutch of index shifting. Among competitors, if one rider is going to have it, everyone has to have it. But that makes the bike industry business model basically the same as the cocaine dealer's. Get people to spend whatever it takes to keep getting what they "need." So what if it wears off (out) absurdly quickly? Give me the next great thing!cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-31354334727640175972013-11-06T09:05:47.077-05:002013-11-06T09:05:47.077-05:00Time to go long in the old shifter market. I'...Time to go long in the old shifter market. I'm almost out of Suntour triple FD.Mike Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277369381784609243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-62594391099210542322013-11-06T08:49:59.687-05:002013-11-06T08:49:59.687-05:00No cable adjuster on the derailleur? Jeezopete......No cable adjuster on the derailleur? Jeezopete...Janice in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-68343460852184197812013-11-06T08:17:15.210-05:002013-11-06T08:17:15.210-05:00What on Earth is the point of a derailleur without...What on Earth is the point of a derailleur without a cable adjuster?Matt Boulangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279417983965161876noreply@blogger.com