fujibike
06-25-07, 06:43 PM
I've seen mention of brifters. When using that term is it in reference to shifters incorporated into the bake lever mechanism or is it referring to something else.
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HillRider
06-25-07, 06:49 PM
"Brifter" is a contraction for brake-shifter, i.e. levers that combine both braking and shifting in one assembly like Shimano STI and Campy Ergo.
There are those who really don't like the term and it is a bit awkward but no one has come up with anything better. We seem to be stuck with it.
There are those who really don't like the term and it is a bit awkward but no one has come up with anything better. We seem to be stuck with it.
vpiuva
06-25-07, 07:11 PM
Now that we have electronic shifting, it won't be long until we can think our gear changes via a chip in our head. Bye-bye brifters, problem solved.