Its a lot of fun but needs a dropbar and STIs bad.
Are there any STIs compatible with 3×6 out there?
Not ready to swap wheels and go 1×12 yet.
The shitty exage mountain group works fine actually.
by plungerism
Its a lot of fun but needs a dropbar and STIs bad.
Are there any STIs compatible with 3×6 out there?
Not ready to swap wheels and go 1×12 yet.
The shitty exage mountain group works fine actually.
by plungerism
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Can’t really tell and don’t know enough, but some Benottos had Columbus tubing. Paint job is fire though.
After a lot of experimenting, I gave up my drop bar converted 90s MTB – flat bars with bar ends are cool and these bikes generally are more usable with flati-sh bars. Especially with a front rack, allowing you to pack and pile massive stuff. I had 3×9 with STI and went back to friction – mixed bag, but friction is cool and you can have other wheels with different gearing; ie: your current friction setup could probably shift a 9spd wheel no prob. That said, you should be able to get a used or NOS STI that is compatible with your drivetrain, there are plenty.
That Exage stuff is pretty nice imo. What’s the pull ratio for that rear u-brake? If it’s the same as the cantis you could just run a Microshift R7 3×7 brifter setup with the drivetrain as is.
Edit: according to Sheldon they’re short pull, so you’re good.
Edit 2: you can use 6 speed with the brifters I listed above, but you could also get a 7 speed freewheel.
Freewheel or cassette? May I suggest Suntour Command as an alternative – 3×7 possible. Or you just put less cogs on the freehub.