Yep, somewhat contradicted my previous post there.
D’oh!
Yep, somewhat contradicted my previous post there.
OK you are disdainful of indexing. I think you are probably in a minority but who cares? I find brake lever mounted shifters are much more convenient, especially for 9-10-11 speeds and I hated having to dropdown to use DT shifters. I think our sport/activity is sufficiently diverse to accept both points of view, however. Don't you agree?Dunno about other folk, but I frequently shift two or three or four cogs at once, and rarely if ever, one at a time. What is indexing for?
Friction is easy, very simple, cheap, reliable, and is unlikely to wear out.
Me too. I think my antipathy towards DT shifters is because I always found it a big reach down from the bars on my 24" frame. I always used to change both front and back derailers with my right hand too - I preferred to keep the left hand on the bars. Now though, I like being able to keep both hands on the bars as I negotiate the traffic, or change on gradients or bends. The only time I looked at bar end shifters they were very adjacent to my knees.I spent much of my cycling life with 5sp and 6sp and then 7sp all with friction DT levers.
4700peetee wrote: ↑19 Jan 2022, 5:44pmBut not Tiagra 4800.VinceLedge wrote: ↑19 Jan 2022, 4:31pmThanks that is helpful, might use use a 10sp one and it is a useful spare for the other bikes as well.
As I say, check a compatibility chart.
This a good point.
I've been gifted with Orangutan arms too, its not that i can't reach the levers on my 23/24" frames but i still hate d/t levers for all sorts of reasons. That said i do have 2 bikes with d/t set up, my Eroica with Campag friction and my 'hack' with Exage indexed/friction - the former by neccesity, the latter essentially on price!