Man. One thread, two excellent links to Grant past and present. Clicking between the two, you can see at once the consistent vision yet still significant change. Love the 600s. Thanks for the link.
As for DTs - I learned to ride with DTs in the 80s. Except for two single speeds and a very short stint with a custom Rohloff, every bike I have ridden since has DTs. It becomes second nature. Bar ends work. If they are what brought you to the dance and you are happy with them, I see no reason to struggle with something you don't like. That said, those two extra cables coming off the bottom of the drops will mess with what is a serenely simple vision of a bike. On Mar 18, 6:31 pm, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for revealing your reasons for liking DT shifters. They make sense. > > I was curious because I'm still trying to get used to DT shifting on my > recently built RB-1 (see photo at <http://bit.ly/cv0R5m>) after spending a > year with just bar-ends on my Romulus. Personally I still prefer the > convenience and stability of reaching for the bar-end and am not yet fully > comfortable balancing while reaching down for the DTs (and not grabbing the > wheel by mistake, ouch)… but I'll give myself a few more months of learning > before considering bar-end-ing 'em. :) > > -nathan > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Horace <max...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > > They allow for cleaner cable routing; the cables are shorter, and it keeps > > the handlebars neat; they're less likely to bump into my knees; they're less > > likely to get damaged in a crash or fall; they allow for easier handlebar > > swaps; they're compatible with a wider array of old shift levers; the cable > > routing won't rub against the head tube and wear the paint off; they're less > > expensive, lighter, and better looking. > > > Moreover, on a mid- to small-sized frame, with the handlebars slightly > > below saddle height and riding on the hoods, reaching to the handlebar ends > > is about the same as the distance reaching to the downtube shifters (I ride > > a 59). > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 11:54 AM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> you can always screw on a nice set of stops to use bar ends, while > >> retaining the option fot DT. > > >> Dt is less to go wrong, keeps the cables out of the way of a bag, and > >> weighs less if you care about that kind of stuff. > > >> Rob > > >> On Mar 18, 11:26 am, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Why do you prefer DT to bar-end? I'm curious. > > >> > -nathan > > >> > On Thursday, March 18, 2010, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > >> > > I'll be darned. Riv built one with DT shifters. When first > >> > > introduced, I sent an e-mail to Mark asking whether a DT option would > >> > > be available. Response was quick and short: no. So I put in an order > >> > > for a Spectrum 30th Anniversary. > > >> > > Oh well. > > >> > > On Mar 18, 1:11 am, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hot stuff comin' through! http://www.xo-1.org/ > > >> > >> Ryan > > >> > > -- > >> > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > >> e...@googlegroups.com> > >> . > >> > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >> groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > >> e...@googlegroups.com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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-bu...@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.
