{"product_id":"kjalgjoihjga44451","title":"Shifter - Silver2 (each)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChoose the \u003cstrong\u003eX\u003c\/strong\u003e for a right-hand (inside) thumby or a left-hand bar end\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the \u003cstrong\u003eO\u003c\/strong\u003e for a left-hand (inside) thumby or right-hand bar end\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you want having them on the outside, mount the O on the right, X on the left.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatch type O to type O, and type X to type X to get the corresponding \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/z558mz-cnv-oialk?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=95449226b\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethumbie mount\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort story:\u003c\/strong\u003e These are friction shifters with a light ratchet. They don't index. They are beautiful, versatile, wonderful, and require skill. They're easy, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTip: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePut some loc-tite on the D-ring bolt threads and you'll likely never have to mess with them. If your shifter loses a little tension, turn it at the next stop or even while you're riding, if you're careful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese are compatible with up to 9 speed rear derailers only. Not compatible with SRAM rear derailers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonger story:\u003c\/strong\u003e They're our 2020 model version of SunTour’s 1982 XC mountain bike thumb shifter. We copied what was perfect: The idea, the guts, and the shape. We surgically inserted the SILVER1 guts (the light ratchet inside, which SunTour dubbed “power ratchet”). It’s a slight improvement over the original SunTour ratchet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe polished them better and designed a  nifty hinged bar-clamp, so now you can put them nearly anywhere, super conveniently, and fine-tune the cable exit barrel in so you get good cable flow no matter where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(This may sound like nothing, or like something that only bizarre shifter placements can take advantages of, but it is useful all the time, and came about out of frustration with mounts that didn't allow it. If you don't follow this, that's understandable and fine, but you'll take advantage of it when you mount Silver2 shifters as thumbies.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese have been a long time in the making; more than five years, and three and a half years of designing and prototyping. They’ve been stupidly expensive to develop, but they came out better than we’d hoped at our most idealistic, and are \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eone of the things we're most proud of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShifting with these means understanding that a mechanism or tool can be mechanically perfect and virtually un-improvable, while at the same time allowing its user to flub up a shift.  At some level, the degree of control and intimacy with your bicycle that Silver2 shifters allow improves your relationship with the bike by involving you more with its functions. It's not scary, it's wonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want skill-free perfect shifts, get indexing. If you want to work harmoniously with your mechanical-object bicycle, if you enjoy that level of control and are willing to accept the possibility of flubbed shifts as \u003cem\u003ehey no biggie,\u003c\/em\u003e then get these.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SILVER2 shifters are beautiful, mechanically honest: They don’t shift for you, but they give immediate and accurate feedback, so you learn quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriction shifting isn’t hard, but like many things that are worth learning, they take a little practice. Not much. Shift a hundred times the first day and you'll be a pro the second day. If you shift only a few times a day, it'll take you months to get comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----- \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s how to buy shifters, depending on how you set them up:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSILVER2-O:  Bar-end RIGHT, Thumby LEFT (inside or behind the bar)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSILVER2-X: Bar-end LEFT, Thumby RIGHT( inside or behind the bar)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFor thumb shifters, the O mounts on the LEFT, inside the bar. The X mounts on the RIGHT, inside the bar. Think of the animal OX. The O is on the left, etc. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor bar-end shifters, it's the opposite. You can remember this by considering that in the real alphabet, O comes before X, and we read from left to right, so the X goes on the left and the O goes on the right, which is just the opposite of the way we read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-----\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThese are sold as the \u003cstrong\u003eshifter only\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you are confused about which to buy, please send an email or call\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFind the thumb mounts \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/z558mz-cnv-oialk?_pos=6\u0026amp;_sid=cf0ecc1be\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou can also buy our \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ebar end pods \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/zz16zkjndlkfn-akn?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=cf0ecc1be\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to mount Silver2 shifters onto the ends of most of the bars we sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you're putting these on bar end pods or thumb shifter mounts, be sure to match type O to type O, and type X to type X.  In other words, a type X shifter won't go on a type O pod\/thumb shifter mount,  and a type O shifter won't go on a type X pod\/thumb shifter mount.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/shifter-cable-and-housing-kit-17136\"\u003eShifter cables and housing \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/pages\/how-to-mount-silver2-shifters-onto-bar-end-pods\"\u003eHere's how you mount these to Bar Pods\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/641714558\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHere's how you mount these as thumb shifters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/blogs\/news\/silver-shifter-guts-and-how-it-all-goes-together\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHere's what the inside looks like.\u003c\/a\u003e The only thing simpler is pure friction shifters, and those aren't as nice to use.  Don't take your Silver shifters apart unless you absolutely have to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese shifters give immediate and honest feedback, which means you'll learn fast. They are as good as you are, and they will teach you about shifting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(They aren't compatible with Paul Thumby mounts. This isn't an oversight or a defect. We started from scratch and didn't copy anything. It works great.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHOLY COW, FOLKS: These will shift up to 11 speeds when used with a 9\/8 speed rear derailer. The latest 10\/11\/+ rear derailers require more cable to be pulled making them no good but a 9 speed rear derailer will still shift through an 11-speed cassette easily. Match your chain to your cassette, and the 9sp rear derailer works!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dia-Compe DiaTech (361)","offers":[{"title":"type X","offer_id":31122662850671,"sku":"shT2-X","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"type O","offer_id":31122662883439,"sku":"shT2-O","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/files\/20250212_untitled_shoot08.jpg?v=1739403258","url":"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/kjalgjoihjga44451","provider":"Rivendell Bicycle Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}