I think it depends on the kind of riding you will be doing. I used bar ends for the 13 years I commuted into work surrounded by rush hour traffic. I liked the security of not leaving the handle bars or being far from the brake levers. For a similar reason I use BEs on the tandem because the stoker doesn't like me to let go of the bars. But since retiring, I have gradually moved all three of my singles back to DT. Why? Now most of my riding is just for joy, and the terrain here in VT is very rolling, which rewards fast double shifts. Unless I'm on the drops I can't do that with BEs but with DT I can reach down and move the levers in quick succession. DT also seems to be more aggressive and suffers less from cable stretch. OTOH BEs feel more relaxed and is the most intuitive, (move the lever up, move the chain up) so my wife prefers it. DT requires teaching your hand where the lever is, but with a little practice it becomes pretty automatic.
Michael On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:09:21 AM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote: > > If I love friction bar end shifting, will I find friction DT shifting > just as easy and enjoyable? > > Never done it before, and seems like the reach may make it more difficult > and looks like there's a big potential for knees banging into forearms > while pedalling and reaching down to shift at same time. > > What's your experience been with DT shifting? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
