Timeline for Converting my old mountain bike to a cyclocross
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| Jan 21, 2015 at 18:48 | comment | added | Alan Gerber | Though I reckon cheap old Suntour barcons would maybe be a better option. A 7-speed cassette would be pretty easy to friction shift. Suntour barcons are surprisingly expensive on eBay, but diligent Craiglslisting/yardsaling would probably reveal a beater with barcons for cheap. Or perhaps digging in a bike coops parts bin for decent downtube shifters that can be mounted on barend shifter pods. | |
| Jan 21, 2015 at 18:44 | comment | added | Alan Gerber | Looks like it: ebay.com/itm/SHIMANO-RSX-039-BRIFTERS-039-3X7-/130769727644 | |
| Jan 21, 2015 at 4:13 | comment | added | paparazzo | Are you sure there are 7 speed brifters? | |
| Jan 20, 2015 at 18:23 | history | answered | Alan Gerber | CC BY-SA 3.0 |