On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 6:09:21 AM UTC+1, 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?
I like both bar-end and DT shifters and have bikes with both systems. No problems switching between bikes with different types. I'm 6'2" and have bikes between 63-66 cm, and there's no issues reaching down to DT shifters on these bikes, not with drop bars at least. With bikes I'm sitting upright on, I only use MTB shifters or stem-mounted shifters. What I appreciate with DT shifters is their simplicity. They work for all road use. Bar-end shifters are better when you don't want to let go off the handlebar, if you ride slippery gravel roads or off-road - trails, single track etc. Johan Larsson, Sweden -- 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.
