How is this guy shifting??
03-05-08, 06:32 AM
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How is this guy shifting??
Bored, can't sleep, decided to drool over nice bikes, I can't figure this out and it is bugging me. I know it is something obvious and beautiful...maybe I am too tired.
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03-05-08, 06:41 AM
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It's as stated in the caption. It's a Dual Control lever with no thumb paddles. Think of a road brifter mounted sideways.
Shifting is integrated into the lever so that moving the lever down pulls cable and up releases cable.
Not a special item, but not that commonly seen either. I dislike them because it's awkward for my hands to shift and under strong braking, I tend to accidentally shift.
Shifting is integrated into the lever so that moving the lever down pulls cable and up releases cable.
Not a special item, but not that commonly seen either. I dislike them because it's awkward for my hands to shift and under strong braking, I tend to accidentally shift.
03-05-08, 06:58 AM
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I am too poor to have used those, but I thought the brake lever shift was one way (down) and the thumb was another.
03-05-08, 07:25 AM
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The thumb lever is a back up to pushing the lever up. It provides a choice to the rider of which method he prefers. The thumb levers can be removed if unwanted and in this case the mounts have also been filed off. Now you shift one way with a push down on the brake lever and the other by pushing up (usually with the back of the fingers.)
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I have the LX version of these on my mountain bike and after getting used to them I love them. I don't use the thumb levers either just the back of my fingers to push the lever up.
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Better no. Just an alternative to a different way to shift. I think it was a love/hate relationship with most people. You either hated them or loved them. No in-between.
