Thread: Dia-Compe VS Shimano bar end shifters
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Old 08-11-10, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ClarkinHawaii
That's good to know--a part prone to failure. I don't get the connection with Rivendell, though. The Dia-compes I'm looking at are made in Japan and sold by Wiggle, in UK.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Di...et/5360043252/
The Silver shifters are made by Dia Compe.

Simplex Retrofrictions are the best friction bar end shifters ever made, but they're extremely rare. I've only been able to find three of them.

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