Dear Shoji and Joe, thanks for the response. I have a bike with stem mounted shifters (friction) that I ride on the weekends. I have commuted with it, but I did not like the uncertainty of which gear I dropped into nor the time I had to spend with only one hand on the bar while navigating busy urban roads. That in part could be solved by practice, but I am fairly set in my commuting ways. I do however enjoy friction shifting on my weekend rides. In response to another thread on bags, someone said (Jim from Hiawatha Cyclcery maybe?) paraphrasing here: fit, utility, looks- pick any two and be happy. Since the grip shifters function and fit how I ride when commuting, I suppose I should leave them. I can adjust more quickly to the new twisting motion on the grip shifts better than I could adjust to friction shifting. It's just those bar-end shifters look so nice! Thanks for allowing me to think this through. Erl
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