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Yes I know the Versa shifter is out there and it's probably the way to go but being tight I wondered if anyone has made anything else work. Bugger bar end shifters though. maybe a 8 speed STi or ergo. Just wondering.
If there was a bodge it would be all over here I reckon.
Tried CTC?
Haiwatha cycles (USA) site has some good tips.
I had a cunning plan to make a simple shifter that wraps round the bulge of road bars near the stem clamp - got all the way to building the CAD model and casual enquiries with the local machine shop for prices for a one-off.
Thought better of it and was going to go for one of those 'space maker brackets' to mount the standard MTB shifter to the road bars until something like a "Versa VRS-11" comes along ..... but now it looks like the 11 speed hubs aren't going to be here until after Xmas, I might either go back to 'Plan A' or simply lose the will to live in a pit of disappointment.... 🙁
Easy solution:
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but now it looks like the 11 speed hubs aren't going to be here until after Xmas,
Oh! says who?
Well, Wiggle for one.... and a load of folks on my other thread......
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alfine-11-12
Fisha's pic is proof you can have it all 🙂
It gave me the LOLs
Bar end shifters...
J-tek bar end is the best solution I've tried.