I don't ride drops but I'm a fan of the stem mounted front shifter. I have a thumb shifter on the right and a bell where the left shifter would go. I use the bell more than the front shifter. Joe, the bar end mirror is a great idea for the left side. Gotta have a mirror.
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 1:36:53 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: > To me it makes sense on a drop bar if you want to get rid of one leg-poker > and a long loop of cable from a shifter you hardly use. It also frees up > that spot on the bat for a small mirror, I never ride without one. Move > that shifter outta your way! > > > On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 9:15:14 AM UTC-8 Jim S. wrote: > >> Thanks for the response! Yes, must have been a Will email. >> >> I'm building up a Sam, with drop bars. I know I'll almost never shift to >> the small derailer as the chainrings are 38 and 24. I was trying to figure >> out if there's a benefit to the stem mounted front-derailer shifter and >> drop bars. I suppose the primary benefit is freeing up handlebar space on >> say, an albatross bar. I wonder if it makes sense to go this route with >> drop bars? Any thoughts? The novelty alone appeals to me, but novelty is >> not enough if it's otherwise pointless. >> >> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:14:35 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> Freakin' typos. *It'll be a slog to look for. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 12:13:41 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> Jim, I'm pretty sure that was in the weekly Riv email Will writes, it >>>> was on a Will bike. It'll be a slot to look for because the shifter trick >>>> probably isn't in the title, but you might find it by searching the >>>> Rivbike >>>> address in your email. >>>> >>>> Or just try it! I have one of those SunRace shifters on my Susie and it >>>> looks like it would slide right on the quill stem, easy peasy. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 11:24:36 AM UTC-8 Jim S. wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, I was wondering if someone can direct me to a link. I don't know >>>>> if I read it on the Blahg, or the Blug, but it discussed mounting the >>>>> Sunrace left shifter on the stem to shift the front derailer. If anyone >>>>> knows where it is and could direct me, many thanks. >>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8641ad8a-9744-4eac-8515-6628a7e4748en%40googlegroups.com.
