Downtube shifters are fine, but the main drawback as others have said is
the reach. Definitely great if you're frequently changing out your cockpit.
However, you just can't beat the accessibility of bar end shifters,
especially if your bike is loaded. As for front end clutter, I'm a fan of
run
I like Steven's suggestion of the stem mounted shifters, too...my only
concern would be running a front handlebar bag might be iffy with the cable
housings exiting the mount. I was pondering a switch to drops a few months
back and was considering the stem mount and Silver shifters because I
didn't
I've been running a dt shifter up front and bar end on the rear on my
Atlantis for some time now. I've found I get better shifts up front this
way for, maybe, two reasons - shorter cable run with less friction from
housing and accumulated grit and much easier lever actuation. I find
pushing d
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 bes
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,
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 shifti
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
