Here some pictures of how shifters are placed. Accessible, reasonable
protected, yet completely out of the way for all useable hand positions.
Shifter placement 1
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Shifter placement 2
This is exactly why I am contemplating going with the ird stem mounts. It
really seems like maybe that is the best place for shifters and upright bars.
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but would clutter the aero hand position, no?
On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 8:46:27 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
It's completely out of the way for using a bunch of hand positions. It is
kind of a reach when I'm reaching from the grips, but certainly less than
the reach to downtube
Thats not a bad idea, Bill. I'm assuming you're happy w/ that setup?
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
It will be neither the first time nor the last time people think I'm a
weirdo, but on my Bosco Bullmoose bars, I currently run the thumbies near
the
It's completely out of the way for using a bunch of hand positions. It is kind
of a reach when I'm reaching from the grips, but certainly less than the reach
to downtube shifters.
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It will be neither the first time nor the last time people think I'm a weirdo,
but on my Bosco Bullmoose bars, I currently run the thumbies near the center,
just inside where the Bullmoose extension is brazed on. That allowed me to run
continuous newbaums from brake lever to that brazed joint.
For those of you riding bosco bars, where do you place the shifters?
Thinking about a cockpit swap on my Sam, and wondering if bar ends or
thumbies are the way to go, and if thumbies where to put them?
Consequently, if anyone has a bosco cockpit (all or whole) they're
interested in selling,
Bar ends are ergonomically great but in a vulnerable position. On boscos I like
to put my thumbies about 2/3rds down on the downsloping section and angle them
in a little. It is real estate typically not used anyway and a more protected
spot - at least for how my bike falls. Still very easy to
