Thumb Shifters on road bikes
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Thumb Shifters on road bikes
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Why do some road bikes use thumb shifters instead of little paddles behind the break leaver?
What are the advantages of having them placed there?
is it possible to use them when your holding onto the drop handlebars?
Why do some road bikes use thumb shifters instead of little paddles behind the break leaver?
What are the advantages of having them placed there?
is it possible to use them when your holding onto the drop handlebars?
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Campagnolo uses the thumb shifters, and yes you can reach them from the drops.
I've heard that very low-end Shimano (Sora ?) also uses thumb shifters, but that they are not reachable from the drops.
I've heard that very low-end Shimano (Sora ?) also uses thumb shifters, but that they are not reachable from the drops.
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Its all weight and "performance" level... the "paddles" would better suit people who race OR spend a good deal of time in the drops.
I rarely get in the drops so its not an issue for me. I dont race, and am not a weight weenie so those suit me just fine. I like being able to just click away and go.....
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+1... Anything below 105 level in Shimano is thumb down-shifting, and brake lever up-shifting.
Its all weight and "performance" level... the "paddles" would better suit people who race OR spend a good deal of time in the drops.
I rarely get in the drops so its not an issue for me. I dont race, and am not a weight weenie so those suit me just fine. I like being able to just click away and go.....
Its all weight and "performance" level... the "paddles" would better suit people who race OR spend a good deal of time in the drops.
I rarely get in the drops so its not an issue for me. I dont race, and am not a weight weenie so those suit me just fine. I like being able to just click away and go.....
tiagra would beg to differ.
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I have 7-speed Sora shifters on my road bike, and it has thumb shifters. The left thumb shifter downshifts the chainring, and the right thumb shifter upshifts the rear cog.
I have XXL hands so I can of crane my thumb up to reach the thumb shifters while in the drops, but it's not the most comfortable thing in the world. I figure that somebody with smaller hands might not be able to do that.
When riding on the hoods I really like the position of the thumb shifters.
I have XXL hands so I can of crane my thumb up to reach the thumb shifters while in the drops, but it's not the most comfortable thing in the world. I figure that somebody with smaller hands might not be able to do that.
When riding on the hoods I really like the position of the thumb shifters.
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+1... Anything below 105 level in Shimano is thumb down-shifting, and brake lever up-shifting.
Its all weight and "performance" level... the "paddles" would better suit people who race OR spend a good deal of time in the drops.
I rarely get in the drops so its not an issue for me. I dont race, and am not a weight weenie so those suit me just fine. I like being able to just click away and go.....
Its all weight and "performance" level... the "paddles" would better suit people who race OR spend a good deal of time in the drops.
I rarely get in the drops so its not an issue for me. I dont race, and am not a weight weenie so those suit me just fine. I like being able to just click away and go.....
EDITED:WRONG PICTURE
It's anything Sora and below that has the thumb shifters.
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WOW!!! SORRY FOR THE WRONG INFO..........next time just banish me
Guess I'm the only one who's made an error......
Guess I'm the only one who's made an error......
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I think most of us have made an error at one time or another. That doesn't mean we can't still point out other errors when we see them...
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