xt shifters

Hey y'all

Has anyone ever heard or seen an XT rear shifter (8 speed) that would
mount on the left side of the bar. That is that it looks like a front
shifter but is actually an 8 speed rear shifter.

Me neither, but some guy on eBay is convinced his xt shifter is for the
rear when the photo clearly shows that it mounts on the left.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=16143

I even emailed him, and he is adament it is for the rear.

What does everyone think?

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

Matthew Paterson said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=16143

Oh [censored], my bad.

Am I looking at that pic the wrong way round?

Long day.

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

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Matthew Paterson said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=161
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Oh [censored], my bad.

Am I looking at that pic the wrong way round?

Long day.

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

Yup. Pretend you're looking at the front of the bike not from the cockpit,
but from, say, directly over the front tire.

Chris

Matthew Paterson said:

Hey y'all

Has anyone ever heard or seen an XT rear shifter (8 speed) that would
mount on the left side of the bar. That is that it looks like a front
shifter but is actually an 8 speed rear shifter.

Me neither, but some guy on eBay is convinced his xt shifter is for the
rear when the photo clearly shows that it mounts on the left.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=16143

I even emailed him, and he is adament it is for the rear.

What does everyone think?

It's possible one such item does exsist - I some parts of planet they
run front and rear break levers on mtb's like on motorbikes so why not
reverse the shifters as well.

Kind regards

Bruno

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Matthew Paterson said:

Matthew Paterson said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=16143

Oh [censored], my bad.

Am I looking at that pic the wrong way round?

Um, yes.

Matthew Paterson said:

Matthew Paterson said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=16143

Quoted message said:

Oh [censored], my bad.

Am I looking at that pic the wrong way round?

Long day.

Yeah, forgivable though given the quality of the picture. Took the liberty
of leaning on the gamma a bit to clear the pic up somewhat

http://www-student.lboro.ac.uk/~elmgs/xt.jpg

I'd guess the guy took the picture on one of these 'camera' mobile phones :
s or something similar with fixed focus.

As far as i know the regional preferences for shifter position are the same
in all countries, unlike like for brake levers.

--
Mark

Matthew Paterson said:

Hey y'all

Has anyone ever heard or seen an XT rear shifter (8 speed) that would
mount on the left side of the bar. That is that it looks like a front
shifter but is actually an 8 speed rear shifter.

Me neither, but some guy on eBay is convinced his xt shifter is for
the rear when the photo clearly shows that it mounts on the left.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=161
43

Quoted message said:

I even emailed him, and he is adament it is for the rear.

What does everyone think?

£11.50 for the one? Wonder what my pair of XT 8 speed V-brake levers /
shifters in one would be worth?

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Matthew Paterson said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3672013775&category=16143

Quoted message said:

Oh [censored], my bad.

Am I looking at that pic the wrong way round?

Long day.

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

Just don't let it happen again :<😉

Matthew Paterson said:

Doki said:

£11.50 for the one? Wonder what my pair of XT 8 speed V-brake levers
/ shifters in one would be worth?

There is a set of them going for about £30 just now on eBay.co.uk

I could make a profit. But then I'd have no shifters :P.

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:11:26 +0100, "Doki" <[email hidden]>
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Quoted message said:

Matthew Paterson said:

Doki said:

£11.50 for the one? Wonder what my pair of XT 8 speed V-brake levers
/ shifters in one would be worth?

There is a set of them going for about £30 just now on eBay.co.uk

I could make a profit. But then I'd have no shifters :P.

Oh man, I know where this is going to go!

-Slash
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Doki said:

£11.50 for the one? Wonder what my pair of XT 8 speed V-brake levers /
shifters in one would be worth?

There is a set of them going for about £30 just now on eBay.co.uk

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

di said:

Just don't let it happen again :<😉

Noted 😉

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

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Matthew Paterson said:

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 01:33:14 +0100, Doki wrote:

> £11.50 for the one? Wonder what my pair of XT 8 speed V-brake levers
> / shifters in one would be worth?

There is a set of them going for about £30 just now on eBay.co.uk

I could make a profit. But then I'd have no shifters :P.

Oh man, I know where this is going to go!

Nowhere fast without his shifters?

Shaun aRe - we needs them gears bwoy.