Adding to Ted's barend comment - AND the RD shifter easily converts to friction mode with the FD barend in friction only (at least the 1980's and 90's models I've used). And then, of course, there's the RBW Silver shift levers with barend mounts.
Hmm...a full RBW drop bar shifting system will soon be possible Steve. in AVL On Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 4:54:15 PM UTC-4 Ted Durant wrote: > On Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10:13:44 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > > looks aren’t everything, but they weigh heavily on how i build my bikes. > > > Hear, hear! There's another reason to favor Campy brifters over Shimano, > in my opinion. When I tried Shimano brifters I was constantly hitting the > front brake when shifting the front derailer. I gave them a fair amount of > time for me to get used to it, but in the end I couldn't live with that, > and felt it was possible I might not live with it. I think it's a bad and > dangerous design. > > On the other hand, Shimano bar-end shifters are fantastic and an excellent > and less expensive alternative to brifters, and I wouldn't hesitate to use > a bar-end shifter bike in a fast group ride. > > Ted Durant > MIlwaukee, WI USA > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/13c16204-efaf-4006-acda-6ff96dc13c9fn%40googlegroups.com.
