I will join Andrew here, I love downtube friction shifting. Its simple with very fast derailer response to input. There is very little to go wrong. Even the entire cable is visible in case it starts to fail. Bar ends are great too just not Great. Its not as easy or as convenient as bar ends, by a gnat's ass. Just as bar ends aren't as convenient as brifters. Just how much convenience do we need? Are we men or are we Devo?! What's wrong with having to use a little more finesse?! ...Oh sorry... I feel better now.
All that said, I only have one bike of eight with downtube shifters. Its my LHT tank and sometimes I pull it down just because I feel like playing fretless. On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 10:09:21 PM UTC-7, 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.
