diff --git a/example/example_consumer.go b/example/example_consumer.go
index 1b32277..9f19705 100644
--- a/example/example_consumer.go
+++ b/example/example_consumer.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 					panic(alert)
 				}
 
-				ringBuffer[sequence&RingMask] = sequence % 2
+				// ringBuffer[sequence&RingMask] = sequence % 2
 			}
 
 			reader.Commit(lower, upper)
diff --git a/example/example_producer.go b/example/example_producer.go
index ac85259..aaf8c51 100644
--- a/example/example_producer.go
+++ b/example/example_producer.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import "github.com/smartystreets/go-disruptor"
 
-func publish(writer *disruptor.SharedWriter) {
+func publish(writer *disruptor.Writer) {
 
 	for {
 		if lower, upper := writer.Reserve(ItemsToPublish); upper != disruptor.Gating {
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 7142dce..8e019d8 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 const (
 	MaxConsumersPerGroup = 1
-	MaxConsumerGroups    = 2
-	MaxProducers         = 2
-	ItemsToPublish       = 2
+	MaxConsumerGroups    = 1
+	MaxProducers         = 1
+	ItemsToPublish       = 4
 	ReportingFrequency   = 1000000 * 10 // 1 million * N
 	RingSize             = 1024 * 16
 	RingMask             = RingSize - 1
@@ -22,20 +22,26 @@
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(MaxConsumerGroups*MaxConsumersPerGroup + MaxProducers)
 
 	writerCursor := disruptor.NewCursor()
-	writerBarrier := disruptor.NewSharedWriterBarrier(writerCursor, RingSize)
+	writerBarrier := disruptor.NewBarrier(writerCursor)
+	// writerBarrier := disruptor.NewSharedWriterBarrier(writerCursor, RingSize)
 	readerBarrier := startConsumerGroups(writerBarrier, writerCursor)
-	writer := disruptor.NewSharedWriter(writerBarrier, readerBarrier)
+	// writer := disruptor.NewSharedWriter(writerBarrier, readerBarrier)
+	writer := disruptor.NewWriter(writerCursor, RingSize, readerBarrier)
 
-	startProducers(writer)
+	startExclusiveProducer(writer)
 }
-func startProducers(writer *disruptor.SharedWriter) {
-	for i := 0; i < MaxProducers-1; i++ {
-		go publish(writer)
-	}
-
+func startExclusiveProducer(writer *disruptor.Writer) {
 	publish(writer)
 }
 
+// func startSharedProducers(writer *disruptor.SharedWriter) {
+// 	for i := 0; i < MaxProducers-1; i++ {
+// 		go publish(writer)
+// 	}
+
+// 	publish(writer)
+// }
+
 func startConsumerGroups(upstream disruptor.Barrier, writer *disruptor.Cursor) disruptor.Barrier {
 	for i := 0; i < MaxConsumerGroups; i++ {
 		upstream = startConsumerGroup(i, upstream, writer)