This discussion is timely. We've been using bar ends for so long now that shifting becomes instinctual. However, I do use pretty decent sized 'U' cable housing so that shifting is smooth. The housing/cabling can get in the way of handlebar bags, and as some have noted, it doesn't look the best although it is functional.
I just might try Steven's suggestion. Thanks everyone, Happy Holidays! Jeff Claremont, CA On Friday, December 24, 2021 at 4:45:22 PM UTC-8 Steven Sweedler wrote: > After many years of riding nothing but bar end shifters, I have switched > to stem mounted shifters and find them very easy and convenient. They have > a simple cable run, especially if your cables run onnyour downtube. Either > hand can shift either derailleur. Worth considering. Steve > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 7:04 PM <rlti...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Years back I bought a used Rambouillet that came to me with down tube >> shifters. I rode it that way for a while just to see what I thought of them >> after at least a decade since the last time I used them. >> >> I can’t say they were horrible but I much prefer bar mounted shifters >> since they make shifting easier and safer. I do like the look and the ease >> of setup of down tube shifters but the ergonomics are lacking for me. I >> ride a 58-60 cm frame. >> >> Robert Tilley >> San Diego, CA >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Dec 24, 2021, at 11:01 AM, atreya...@gmail.com <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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e9e52827-1522-4b10-9d34-92780a448e1bn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e9e52827-1522-4b10-9d34-92780a448e1bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7735868E-D895-46D3-AA59-381290C545C8%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7735868E-D895-46D3-AA59-381290C545C8%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > -- 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/355d0c36-abcc-4ca0-a0bf-49fa5c223ad8n%40googlegroups.com.
