[RBW] Bar end vs. down tube shifting... What's your experience...

[Lester Luallin]

If the bars are high enough that I can spend most of my time in the drops then 
I like barcons better.  I'm usually a hood riding tootler though, so slight 
advantage to DT, since they're on a solid platform.  Also can shift either 
shifter with either hand. 

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[RBW] Re: Bar end vs. down tube shifting... What's your experience...

[Lester Luallin]

>From the hoods, with Shimano, you don't really use your fingertips.  A least I 
>don't.  Middle finger is kinda resting against small lever the whole time and 
>I just kinda push it inward to shift.

I do find it a little awkward snagging the little lever with my fingertips from 
the drops, however. 

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Re: [RBW] Re: Bar end vs. down tube shifting... What's your experience...

[Lester Luallin]

My DT shifters are pretty much right on the front tire.  I've only put 
fingers in the spokes twice since 1989, though.  :)



On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:43:04 AM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> On 12/17/2014 01:52 PM, Matthew J wrote: 
> > > because I didn't want her reaching into the wheel to shift 
> > 
> > What set up would lead to this? 
>
> The point is, there is no downtube shifter setup that would require 
> anyone to reach into the wheel.  In fact, you aren't anywhere even close 
> to the wheel.   Now perhaps it might seem that way.  Does it seem that 
> you are in danger of reaching into the wheel to retrieve a water bottle? 
>
> And I say this as a person who doesn't like, and even back in the day 
> didn't like downtube shifters. 
>
> Fair's fair.  It's perfectly fine to say you don't like 'em without 
> having to point to exaggerated, fancied dangers as a reason for not 
> liking them.(Same's true WRT people who don't like bar end shifters: 
> it's OK to not like them just because.) 
>

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