I have the gamut of shfters, as well. On my commute-rigged Bleriot, I use an old pair of SunTour stem shifters in friction. Like Rene, it's a convenient place to locate them for upright riding. Also, as someone else mentioned, I can shift both at once with one hand, although I don't do that very often. He is a pict of the shifters set up on the Bleriot when I had Alba bars. I now have Jitensha flat bars on it, but still use the stem shifters. By the way, stem and dt shifters sure make switching out h'bars a lot easier.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/4549201864/in/set-72157623799483763/ ________________________________ From: Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, August 2, 2011 4:08:06 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Downtube shifter diehards vs. downtube shifter experimenters Dowtubers are great for "double shifts",too, wherein you want to get a rear upshift with a front downshift at the same time so the cadence change isn't so drastic. Get ahold of both shifters with one hand and push forward. Sweet. Joe "push push" Bernard Fairfield, CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xEV7rvMH4OYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
