Downtube to Bar End Shifters(?)
04-30-15, 12:05 PM
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Downtube to Bar End Shifters(?)
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I am thinking of purchasing an old bike, maybe Voyager and converting from downtubes to bar ends. Any issues with this?
Does ti depend on bike/model, or can all pretty much be changed? Any issues with indexing?
I am thinking of purchasing an old bike, maybe Voyager and converting from downtubes to bar ends. Any issues with this?
Does ti depend on bike/model, or can all pretty much be changed? Any issues with indexing?
04-30-15, 12:08 PM
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It will work great. Any friction shifter works with any friction derailleur. Suntour barcons are the best, IMO, but there are many good choices out there.
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04-30-15, 12:33 PM
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You will need a cable stop to put where the downtube shifters are.
Besides that, nothing to it.
If you want indexing, you then need to make sure all the components match and it gets more complicated since options are more limited and have to work with one another, but it's still quite doable, it may just cost a little more to get what's needed.
Besides that, nothing to it.
If you want indexing, you then need to make sure all the components match and it gets more complicated since options are more limited and have to work with one another, but it's still quite doable, it may just cost a little more to get what's needed.
04-30-15, 12:46 PM
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Starting with bare 1970 Peugeot UO-8 frame:
1. Chisel off the Simplex single side downtube lever boss. (If you have SunTour, Campagnolo, or Shimano downtube bosses, you can buy cable stop adapters that mount directly on them.)
2. Cover the scar with a strap on SunTour double cable stop.
3. Mount SunTour non-indexed ratchet shift levers on handlebar ends, route cables and housings.
You can go to a triple in front and at least a 7-speed in back without any issues.
1. Chisel off the Simplex single side downtube lever boss. (If you have SunTour, Campagnolo, or Shimano downtube bosses, you can buy cable stop adapters that mount directly on them.)
2. Cover the scar with a strap on SunTour double cable stop.
3. Mount SunTour non-indexed ratchet shift levers on handlebar ends, route cables and housings.
You can go to a triple in front and at least a 7-speed in back without any issues.
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04-30-15, 03:08 PM
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Thanks for the replies. Good to know it is relatively simple. Why is this not a more popular change (or is it)?
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It's pretty popular among folks who hang out on this subforum. BTW, if you're interested in indexed shifting with your bar ends, it's pretty easy to get Shimano SIS barcons that of course are designed to go with any SIS compatible freewheel and derailleur. If it doesn't matter to you, any barcon will work with any deralleurs in friction mode, as mentioned above.
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04-30-15, 07:41 PM
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I was sure I would switch to bar ends on the '83 bianchi I just bought. But after my third ride I said to hell with it--the shifting got easier for me, and I still can't believe how smoothly it shifts compared to newer bikes I've ridden.
Plus it looks badass to reach down and shift on the downtubes!
Plus it looks badass to reach down and shift on the downtubes!
04-30-15, 08:00 PM
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There are many examples in the Drop Bar Mountain Bike conversion thread because grip shift, trigger, and thumbies are a poor solution. So it's brifters or barcons for the most part.
05-01-15, 10:48 AM
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Yea maybe I would discover the same. Interesting that it is called "suicide shift" on a motorcycle to take your hands off the bars to shift.
05-01-15, 10:50 AM
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Thanks good stuff have to see what I end up with.
