charles:
sorry for the quick reply.
SIS compatible derailluers work with non index shifters no problem. The derailleur needs to have enough movement in the parallelogram body to accommodate the cog range, so a brand new 10speed campy or shimano rear derailleur will function perfectly well with a friction shifter to move across a 5 or 6 or 7 speed freewheel. The key is the shifter has to match the freewheel or cassette cogs/spacing. With few exceptions, you can use any derailleur with any shifter within a brand, as long as you keep the in mind the shifter and freewheel/cassette compatibility. If you don't care about the index function then don't worry about it.
Tom Martin
Oakland CA
> yes to what? ;>
>
> I can use friction shifters, or no, I can't?
>
> Seems I can use friction shifters with no
> problem, from the info I've received.
>
> Thanks for your post.
>
> Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Martin <tom@wilsonbike.com>
> Sent: Jun 23, 2004 12:11 PM
> To: chasds@mindspring.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Shimano SIS question
>
> Yes.
>
> Tom Martin
> Oakland CA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <chasds@mindspring.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:39 AM
> Subject: [CR]Shimano SIS question
>
>
> > If this is off-topic I'm sorry..I'm pressed for time
> > on buying a "keeper of the flame" type bike
> > with shimano SIS derailleurs. My question is
> > (classic content incoming): are SIS
> > derailleurs compatible with the older
> > friction-type bar-end shifters, like Suntour bar-ends
> > older Shimano bar-ends, or even
> > Campagnolo bar-ends (classic content
> > arrived), or must I use SIS shifters?
> >
> > Thanks very much for any
> > clarification you can provide...please
> > reply off-list as well as to the list.
> >
> > Charles "post-1984 shifting systems challenged" Andrews
> > SoCal