You can find NOS Shimano gripshifters (6-, 7-, or 8- speed) for 20 bucks on Ebay. I have used them for set-ups like you want, and they work fine. I also think gripshifters are easier for a non-biker to understand than brifters, and they don't shift when you brake. Lots of thumbshifters available too.
jim m wc ca On Saturday, April 21, 2012 2:55:39 PM UTC-7, joe b. wrote: > > Can I pick three? I'm pretty far behind on indexed shifting bits. I'm > building up parent/guest bikes and want to keep it simple for the > riders. Likely they'll have either single or double chainrings and 7-8 > gears in back. I found last year that friction may not be simple > enough for visiting flatlanders. What's a decent component set to look > for? Open to gripshift or trigger shift, I guess. I think I understand > the short v. long pull shifter/derailer thing. Any other gotchas? Bar > end shifters are a little out of my price range for this project. > > Many thanks, > joe broach > portland, or > http://cyclerslife.blogspot.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/kXJCfp45ICQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
