Cool! I'll be using some 8 speed bar ends with the new build. If I like them better, I'll put them on whichever bike I'll keep. I always thought that the front shifter on bar ends was friction anyway...are some indexed? Indexing, even for the brifters, is flawless with the rear der on mine...but fiddly with the front.
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