I tried bar ends last year, after 25 years with DT and 2 with brifters. I found I really liked the closeness of the shifters when commuting in heavy traffic or on steep, rolling terrain, where I shift more often. But I've never gotten bar ends to shift as reliably or hold the gear consistently as I do with DT shifters.
Michael On Nov 25, 9:54 am, Horace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One might consider looking for an old stem shifter mount -- those won't work > on most modern bikes, but they'll work on bikes with quill stems. > > Horace. > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:36 PM, CycloFiend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > on 11/24/08 9:34 PM, CycloFiend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > There's a person on the Bleriot registry page - > > > >http://www.tfl.net/Bleriot/BleriotRegistry.htm > > > > who states they've mounted a campy set of shifters on the top tube. I've > > > emailed him to see if he has any photos available. > > > Robert emailed four photos right over, which I've posted in the "files" > > section of the RBW Owners Group - > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/files > > > They are titled "bleriot_toptubeshift_##.jpg" > > > It's really a nice little hack. > > > His explanation follows: > > "They're Campagnolo clamp-on downtube shifters, which fit the top tube of > > the Bleriot. I got them at a yard sale, unused, for 25 bucks. Just a little > > plastic tape to keep from scratching the paint. I like not having the > > cables > > torquing the steering. Riding no hands before this setup, I always wondered > > if maybe the frame was out of line. Now she rides straight as an arrow. > > Also, before, I used to nudge the bar-end shifters with my thigh when > > standing at a red light. Now I don't." > > > Regards, > > Robert O. > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Workshops of the iBob's > > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. > > That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful > > reflective > > suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to > > see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." > > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac"- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
