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Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 14:10:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Taylor Winfield <taylorwinfi...@ymail.com>
Reply-To: Taylor Winfield <taylorwinfi...@ymail.com>
Subject: Shifters
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Having never used bar end shifters, it isn't real clear to me what their ad=
vantages might be over downtube friction shifters (which I HAVE used for de=
cades), other than the fact that with bar ends, in theory, your hands don't=
 have to leave the bars.=0A=A0=0AI've never used road bike style brifters, =
either but have ridden many miles with DT (dual trigger?) Rapidfire-type sh=
ifters and I like them a lot, especially the Shimano ones (SRAM not so much=
 because of lack of reliability).=0A=A0=0AI have also used single lever han=
dlebar mounted shifters, both indexed and non, (the old mountain bike style=
) and I find those OK as well.=0A=A0=0ALike others=A0in this group, I find =
that the simplicity & reliability=A0of downtube friction shifters outweighs=
 their inconvenience.=0A=0AJohn Alldredge
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:lu=
cida console, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Having never used bar e=
nd shifters, it isn't real clear to me what their advantages might be over =
downtube friction shifters (which I HAVE used for decades), other than the =
fact that with bar ends, in theory, your hands don't have to leave the bars=
.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: lucida =
console, sans-serif; font-size: 18.66px; font-style: normal; background-col=
or: transparent;"><span></span>&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(255, 25=
5, 255); font-family: lucida console, sans-serif; font-size: 18.66px; font-=
style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I've never used road b=
ike style brifters, either but have ridden many miles with DT (dual trigger=
?) Rapidfire-type shifters and I like them a lot, especially the Shimano on=
es (SRAM not so much because of lack of reliability).</span></div><div
 style=3D"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: lucida console, sans-seri=
f; font-size: 18.66px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">=
<span></span>&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-fami=
ly: lucida console, sans-serif; font-size: 18.66px; font-style: normal; bac=
kground-color: transparent;"><span>I have also used single lever handlebar =
mounted shifters, both indexed and non, (the old mountain bike style) and I=
 find those OK as well.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(255, 255, 255)=
; font-family: lucida console, sans-serif; font-size: 18.66px; font-style: =
normal; background-color: transparent;"><span></span>&nbsp;</div><div style=
=3D"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: lucida console, sans-serif; fon=
t-size: 18.66px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>=
Like others&nbsp;in this group, I find that the simplicity &amp; reliabilit=
y<var id=3D"yui-ie-cursor"></var>&nbsp;of downtube friction shifters outwei=
ghs
 their inconvenience.</span></div><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>John All=
dredge</div></div></body></html>
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