I wholeheartedly agree with the honorable Mike Packard. I have DT shifters on my Atlantis, Hillborne and Jitensha Ebisu.
Ahmed in San Mateo CA On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 11:35 AM Mike Packard <mrgh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have DT on my Homer and like it for the following reasons > > - it makes me shift about 17% less often, which encourages more dynamic > riding > - as a perpetual handlebar switcher it just makes it a lot easier to not > have to move shifters around > - cleaner looks / less clutter up front. this is pretty minor to me but I > do appreciate it sometimes > - downflipped shifters won't bonk the top tube when the bars inevitable > rotate too far > > Mike > Austin > > On Friday, December 24, 2021 at 1:01:06 PM UTC-6 atreya...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> I am debating bar end vs down tube shifters for the upcoming homer build. >> I like the simplicity and aesthetics of down tube but concerned how >> “inconvenient “ they could be given longish geometry of rivs. For non >> racing and just riding for pleasure usecases does it matter .I am also >> considering going downtube for FD and bar end for RD. If over time I find >> downtube comfortable enough switch both to downtube . Would love to hear >> groups thoughts and experience. > > -- > 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/a8a6bb78-fcb3-4656-9496-1b48b0e00340n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a8a6bb78-fcb3-4656-9496-1b48b0e00340n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Ahmed Elgasseir* Department Chair, Visual and Performing Arts *Castilleja School* 1310 Bryant Street <https://maps.google.com/?q=1310+Bryant+Street+Palo+Alto,+CA.+94301&entry=gmail&source=g> Palo Alto, CA 94301 <https://maps.google.com/?q=1310+Bryant+Street+Palo+Alto,+CA+94301&entry=gmail&source=g> P (415) 654-7977 E aelgass...@castilleja.org www.castilleja.org Follow us on Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/castilleja_school/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/CastillejaSchool/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/CastillejaNews> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/school/castilleja-school/> *Women Learning. Women Leading. * -- 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/CAPcQNP%3DS77r89XTW1wZS9OfdFa%3DW6ADT%3DWrrvyPE7Omz6K2AwQ%40mail.gmail.com.
