When getting back into riding a few years ago, did try downtube shifters. For about a day. Seems to me the reach ends up being too much to be comfortable on the bikes I ride. Both for the actual reach, and the fact my body contorts enough to not be safe and straight in riding. So everything is either bar end or thumbie.
Not saying I couldn't eventually learn to use and like them. But getting too set in my ways. (Said the person who just installed camo bar tape on one bike.) Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sep 15, 2:26 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > I think I resemble that last remark (banged up and grubby over time) > > I agree I love the look of DT shifters but the bar ends shifters just > feel right. I am just switching my Claud Butler Touring bike to > Suntour 7 speed bar ends right now. I had Simplex Retrofrictions and > they are lovely to gaze at but not as convenient for my aging body > > ~Mike~ > > On Sep 15, 7:28 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have DT and BE shifters. The BEs get used more, but the DTs look nicer. > > BEs get pretty banged up and grubby over time. > > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:20 AM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > I have a ~ 20 year old Dave Porter custom that uses down tube shifters. > > > I've ridden that bike a bunch and > > > am fond of the shifters. > > > > I use bar ends on my 63 cm Riv. > > > I've pondered using down tube shifters on the Riv. > > > For me the reach to down tube shifters on the larger Riv would be somewhat > > > awkward compared to the 60 cm Porter. > > > I find the bar ends to be functionally terrific on the Riv > > > > To my eye down tube shifter trump bar ends, aesthetically speaking. > > > > On Sep 14, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 11:47 -0700, MichaelH wrote: > > > > Silver or DurAce BE plus standard brake levers - Shimano, Cane Creek > > > > etc will be lighter than any brifter on the market - but not enough to > > > > influence a decision. > > > > No, if you use bar end or downtube shifters plus regular brake levers, > > > it's probably going to be because you prefer them, not because you are > > > counting grams (although they do weigh less) or dollars (although they > > > are cheaper). > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > -- > > > 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...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
