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SunRace SLM96 thumbie
I think this comes indexed as standard, but it's possible to take it apart, remove a few tiny bearings which sit in a series of holes to creates the index markers (indices?!) and reassemble it, creating a lovely light action friction shifter.
Lots of small bits though so be careful/take photos as you go, if you want to do that!
si_mon628-
Thanks for the idea, I will go with indexed first, but if I ever wanna go friction I will definitely give this one a shot. Maybe I'll downgrade to 8 speed sometime and it will come in handy. :)
I want a friction downtube shifter bike so bad, I might add some gears to the Koga only for this purpose. Have some 8 speed cassettes lying around that nobody wants to buy, so it's a perfect project for the far future I guess. Already know which shifters I want to use for this... But I guess it would be better to use an actually nice-looking vintage frame for this purpose?
vpCogworks
Ordered nearly everything for the Marin 1x9 conversion. Fingers crossed they all arrive next week.
Went with the following:
Will use the SLX rear derailleur, which means I also had to buy a Ritchey barrel adjuster, so I will actually be able to index the shifting (as the SLX doesn't have one).
Gear range should be more than sufficient with the 36T chainring.