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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:14:19 -0500
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I have 3 bikes with bar end shifters and one with down tube levers. They
all are set up for friction (lets you mix and match any brands, # of gears,
etc) and they all work fine. I can put a 6 speed free wheel or a 9 speed
free hub on the same bike and change nothing else, and it's ready to ride
(I do this, as a matter of fact. The 6 speed is set up with 1 1/2" tires
and the 9 speed has 28 mm). I used to have Shimano 105 STI brifters and
sometimes struggled to get the right shifting, especially if very tired and
grinding up a stiff climb. I see others in the boat as well. Brifters are
heavier for you weight weenies too.

Tailwinds



On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 9:09 PM, MikeDaBike <beachmi...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Currently I have three bikes. A 2003 trek 7100 hybrid, a 1993 trek 1200
> road bike (their middling high end road bike at the time this was after the
> disaster opus bonded aluminum and bonded aluminum carbon tube road bikes,
> and a mid 1980 khs, my last neat bike I wished I had was a custom built
> 1984 Ross mt Whitney.
>
>
> Shifter types.....in order...indexed twist grip, indexed rear friction
> front down tube, friction down tube, friction stem shifter. All do their
> job fine. I am not a racer...and if I was..since there is no MONEY on the
> line until you are touring with the top dogs.....I would use what the bike
> came with.
>
> Money hot air is spent bench racing then real racing...they all work. Most
> is a case of preference.
>
> I just took the hybrid out on a few day in yosemite,
> Mite valley after not using it much over the past year in favor of the
> 1200 which I love on the road. I did not once go for the down tubes to
> shift. After a week nthe trek 1200 I stopped trying to twist the bar tape
> to shift.
>
> I like my whiskey from Islay and I like bourbon. Both very different and
> both have their place....and cognac is damned good too.( I am looking at a
> bike with bringers as a touring bike.). So relax kick back, join me for a
> spin in the am. Just ride!!!!!
>
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I have 3 bikes with bar end shifters and one with down tube levers. They al=
l are set up for friction (lets you mix and match any brands, # of gears, e=
tc) and they all work fine. I can put a 6 speed free wheel or a 9 speed fre=
e hub on the same bike and change nothing else, and it&#39;s ready to ride =
(I do this, as a matter of fact. The 6 speed is set up with 1 1/2&quot; tir=
es and the 9 speed has 28 mm). I used to have Shimano 105 STI brifters and =
sometimes struggled to get the right shifting, especially if very tired and=
 grinding up a stiff climb. I see others in the boat as well. Brifters are =
heavier for you weight weenies too.<br>
<br>Tailwinds<br><br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 26, 201=
2 at 9:09 PM, MikeDaBike <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:beachmike1=
@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">beachmi...@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Currently I have three bikes. A 2003 trek 7100 hybrid, a 1993 trek 1200 roa=
d bike (their middling high end road bike at the time this was after the di=
saster opus bonded aluminum and bonded aluminum carbon tube road bikes, and=
 a mid 1980 khs, my last neat bike I wished I had was a custom built 1984 R=
oss mt Whitney.<br>

<br>
<br>
Shifter types.....in order...indexed twist grip, indexed rear friction fron=
t down tube, friction down tube, friction stem shifter. All do their job fi=
ne. I am not a racer...and if I was..since there is no MONEY on the line un=
til you are touring with the top dogs.....I would use what the bike came wi=
th.<br>

<br>
Money hot air is spent bench racing then real racing...they all work. Most =
is a case of preference.<br>
<br>
I just took the hybrid out on a few day in yosemite,<br>
Mite valley after not using it much over the past year in favor of the 1200=
 which I love on the road. I did not once go for the down tubes to shift. A=
fter a week nthe trek 1200 I stopped trying to twist the bar tape to shift.=
<br>

<br>
I like my whiskey from Islay and I like bourbon. Both very different and bo=
th have their place....and cognac is damned good too.( I am looking at a bi=
ke with bringers as a touring bike.). So relax kick back, join me for a spi=
n in the am. Just ride!!!!!<br>

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