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Re: (1), I recently upgraded to a bike with "brifters", and was delighted to discover that newer Shimano levers have mostly solved this problem. When downshifti
by jmcphers 8y ago
Re: (1), I recently upgraded to a bike with "brifters", and was delighted to discover that newer Shimano levers have mostly solved this problem. When downshifting, you can push the lever further to the right to dump multiple gears at once.
It doesn't work when shifting up, or allow for the truly violent changes I used to pull off with my friction shifters, but the convenience and speed of shifting right without moving my hands from the brakes is well worth the trade-off.
- BugsJustFindMe 8y ago> It doesn't...allow for the truly violent changes I used to pull off with my friction shifters, but the convenience and speed of shifting right without moving my hands from the brakes is well worth the trade-off. ??? I don't understand. You can mount friction shifters next to your thumbs too. They only require moving your hands if you stick with less accessible frame mounting positions that likely only ever existed because it was easier and slightly cheaper to mount that way (one less cable guide, sigh). I personally love the absolute simplicity of friction shifters. Doing finicky derailleur adjustments to make sure that every index step transitions smoothly is such an annoying process.