Originally Posted by
Old Hammer Boy
Some bar end shifters wouldn't fit because they would be too close to the other side of the bar end, and they'd be real awkward to operate sideways like that. Thumb shifters, including mountain grip shifters are the way to go. I like good old friction thumb shifters; reliable, simple, cheap.
Thanks. One other question - if you are converting stock drop bars to trekking bars are the cables long enough? Can you switch the bar end shifters for thumb shifters and use the existing cable or is it more complicated than that?