[CR]Mavic retrofriction shifters with modern 9/10sp systems?

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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:17:11 -0600
Thread-Topic: Mavic retrofriction shifters with modern 9/10sp systems?
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From: "Cheung, Doland" <CheungD@bv.com>
To: "CR" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Mavic retrofriction shifters with modern 9/10sp systems?

Anybody have success using the Mavic retrofriction shifters with the modern 9/10 sp systems out today? Something along the lines of using the Mavic shifters on current Campy 10sp rear derailleur and cassette, for example.

I was wondering if at some point, the spacing between gears gets so narrow that it would be difficult to find a gear in friction mode and that the "click" in an index shifter fixes this problem. I've used 8sp in friction mode with an HG cassette and it worked fine, but I noticed a lot less shifter travel for a gear change.

Doland Cheung
SoCal