Re: Bar end shifters for touring bike ?

Peter Cole wrote:

> "David Reuteler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> [P.C.] I don't think moving the hand is a big deal, particularly if it doesn't leave
> the bars.
>  
> > [D.R.] is it mostly a reliability or cost thing?  i can't see there being a
> > functional reason to use bar-ends over ergo in particuliar.
>
> It's both, and both are a consequence of simplicity. I guess that's what I
> like less about brifters -- the (unnecessary) complexity.

I agree strongly about the complexity.  On various rides and tours, I've 
fixed almost every part of a bike. (Thankfully, it's usually been 
someone else's bike.)  I've even had to repair a friend's freewheel 
innards on one long tour.

It bothers me to have something on the bike that's simply not 
repairable.  It seems like it goes against the philosophy of cycling.

Admittedly, STI is nice at certain times: one, for shifting when 
sprinting; two, for shifting while climbing out of the saddle.  But 
neither situation is important enough to me, to put up with the 
non-repair issue.

The shifters on my favorite bike are still perfect after more than 15 
years.  I don't think I could say that if they were STI.

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Frank Krygowski   [To reply, omit what's between "at" and "cc"]