On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 05:21 -0700, Ron Farnsworth wrote: > I find that if you live in an area with rolling terrain (New England) > and do a lot of shifting, then brifters are the way to go. I ride the > bar tops mostly and my hands are on the bars at all times which to me > is convenient and a safety consideration, but I can still shift from > the drops too if I'm there. If you live in a relatively flat area and > don't shift much, then it's no big deal to reach and shift > occasionally.. Also, I've worn out several friction shifters in my > life (the friction washers wear out), but have never once had an index > shifter fail. I know there are other considerations for some though. > >
It's no big deal to reach from the brake hood to the bar end shifter to shift, even ifyou do "a lot" of shifting (however much a lot actually is). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
