Trigger Shifters for the Daily Ride

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From: TBerk
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:05

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I have eight gears on the back (and three up front), the rear
dérailleur is an SRAM 4.0. The front unit is broken and getting
replaced but I haven't decided which it'll be yet.

A couple of questions I'm looking for answers for:

- Do you have to keep the shifters and dérailleurs in the same
'family'? (As in adding to existing equiptment but not swapping out
the whole system, stem to stern.) SRAM vs Shimono, etc.

- Are dérailleurs designed for a certain type of shifter? (twist vs
lever, etc)

On a seemingly off note my chain looks to be pretty wide compared to
the back gear set, any thoughts on chain thickness. (I might as well
swap out the chain, I have no idea how many miles were put on it prior
to my own use.)


TBerk

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