I've been riding the same road bike, a Vitus, for the past 28 years. I started with the Simplex downtube shifters which came on it. For a while I had Suntour Accushift butterfly shifters, and then for a long time, barcons. Recently I switched back to the downtube shifters again for a trip down Memory Lane, and boy, it has been a great ride. I highly recommend that you give them a try. You may find that you end up paying more time enjoying the ride and less time unnecessarily shifting up and down on one-tooth cog differences.
On Sep 13, 5:35 pm, Johnny Alien <johnnyal...@verizon.net> wrote: > > Hey Johnny, > > > Downtube shifters are more classic than barcons and lighter too. A triple > > really isn't classic, and the bottom bracket and cranks are both heavier > > than a traditional double or compact double. > > > Regards, Doug > > > P.S. No slight intended, but it seems to me like a lot of Roadeos are being > > built up pretty much the way I would think most AHHs get built up rather > > than as any lighter than average go-fasties... > > I definitely wanted to be more on the racier end but with keeping with > some classic looks. I never thought about it but DT shifters might be > a fantastic idea. They are very light and more classic than putting > on brifters. (I didn't want to do barcons). > > 100% going to do a compact double. I'm not sure what to do with the > FD and RD. But DT shifters??? You have me leaning this way. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
