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who rides with shifter windows still attached?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I do, but that saying that im not a weight watcher so does it matter? and how much weight would your bike lose by taking them out??
My deore on my trek doesn't have them, and i think that the new slx ones on my p7 can be removed and have a little disc to go in place.
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Strangely it took me maybe a 2 years to get round to removing mine even though the windows were smashed and the rear wasn't even working. A tyre patch makes a good cover for the hole. they do save the tops of the lever's in certain "upside down repair" situations..
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Actually I miss having then on my rh xtr shifter, but no choice seeing as they dont do them.
At least the xt lh shifter still has them.Posted 2 years ago # -
I like pictures.
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I've always ridden with windows and still have them on one bike. Does anyone really never look at their cassette to verify which gear they're in when they don't have an indicator? Seriously?
I've recently removed the windows from my XT shifters, for the only reason that I needed to shift my Hope Tech levers inboard.
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Here's a picture of my bike. This is a little while ago, so it's not the same now.
There are gear indicators in this photograph.
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I'm still running XT combi brake/gear levers with the windows on. Will I go faster if I cut the windows off?
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Me. But i'm not very gnarr, stoked etc and my shifters are only "cheapo".
However, if I borrowed my wife's bike and altered it in anyway I would wake up to find my goolies (quite rightly) in a jar by the bed.
Is the colour of your GFs bike OK or are you going to have it resprayed for the period of the loan?
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Does anyone really never look at their cassette to verify which gear they're in when they don't have an indicator? Seriously?
I never do - what's the point?
If the gear feels right for what I'm doing, it is - if it doesn't, it's not & I'll change up or down till it doesPosted 2 years ago # -
X7 with the indicator in the band. Inside, outside, run 'em where you like. I have one for the rear and X9 for the front - I know which ring I'm in mostly and you can always feel if there is another one with the paddle rather than look anyway.
Brakes on the inside for maximum leverage (with my middle finger) and the shifter paddles in the sweet spot.
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I use the indicator so that I know when I'm in fifth and should be changing to the big ring - rather than crossing too much or finding that big jump in ratio that ruins cadence when you shift into the big ring too late.
I do seem to use the big ring much more since I built a singlespeed as my second bike - the SS has improved my pedalling style (round & round rather than up & down) and strength alot.
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nha, colour is fine. it's my old bike so i can't complain too much about the colour.
i never use the window thingies as i generally know what gear i'm in; kept simpler as i've only two rings up front.
i thought most people rode sans windows.... obvioulsy not. [-]gnar.
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I didnt know anyone seriously cared apart from wierdo weight weenies trying to shed about 10 grams
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nowt to do with weight. my HT weighs 14.4kg....!
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mamadirt not that i can see on mine i think they came on the year after mine . mine are 07 iirc xt ones but ive took them off before and not seen any covers unless they are hidden away somehow
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mama i certainly didnt see anything like that in my windows but i will have another look i think later
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