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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-16-17, 07:03 PM

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Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

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Posted By mountaindave

Hopefully I won't have to go there, but that was...

Hopefully I won't have to go there, but that was exactly my thought. Right now I have a 22.2 chromed steel drop bar, so it wouldn't be an issue. It's only 38cm wide, hopefully enough for my wife! She...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-16-17, 02:28 PM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

I'm going for right under the hand with the shift...

I'm going for right under the hand with the shift levers so my wife doesn't have to move hands to shift, but the thought has crossed my mind to scavenge some old single-lever stem-mount shifters and...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-16-17, 02:25 PM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

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Posted By mountaindave

squirtdad, your suggestion is pretty much what...

squirtdad, your suggestion is pretty much what I'm planning, but with some used Paul's Thumbies (almost identical to the VO mounts you mentioned). If I don't win the auction on the Paul's, I'll go...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-16-17, 12:10 PM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

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Posted By mountaindave

Thanks for clarifying. I have contemplated many...

Thanks for clarifying. I have contemplated many friction options, but for my wife I need it to be "click and forget" when she's commuting in traffic (yeah, it's Montana, don't laugh at what we think...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 11:34 PM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

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Posted By mountaindave

Those would be ideal... if they came in 8s. ...

Those would be ideal... if they came in 8s.

With everything going 9s, then 10s, then 11s, I thought 8s was supposed to be easy...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 09:52 PM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

Needs to be 8 speed, but thanks for the...

Needs to be 8 speed, but thanks for the suggestion. IRD is one of the most expensive options. :(

I've done some testing with the steel bar and realized it might be more challenging than I thought...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 04:46 PM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

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Posted By mountaindave

I thought about stem shifters, but found a...

I thought about stem shifters, but found a possible solution with the suggestion of an "old steel 22.2 drop bar."

You might be a wrench-neck if you go in your attic and find a bike you forgot...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 08:21 AM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

I always wondered how they did that... another...

I always wondered how they did that... another interesting option.

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 08:19 AM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

Maybe with a quill-to-threadless adapter I could...

Maybe with a quill-to-threadless adapter I could get this option? ;)

http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/29er-components/724712d1347924874-closest-bar-jones-loop-h-bar-1266592273_71c4d4185f.jpg

I...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 08:10 AM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

Sorry, I missed the drop bar part. Saw those...

Sorry, I missed the drop bar part. Saw those while looking for 22.2 drop bars, I'll ask her, but you are quite correct about aesthetics...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 07:19 AM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

I forgot to add that I have a bullhorn bar and...

I forgot to add that I have a bullhorn bar and she didn't like that option either - she would like drops for the 10% of the times she descends or is fighting a headwind/riding aero.

I have...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-15-17, 04:03 AM

Replies: 25

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

Views: 23,852

Posted By mountaindave

Advice for thumb shifters on drop bars

I'm in the process of building my wife's replacement commuter bike (previous got stolen) and I'm trying to set up her cockpit to best fit her style of riding.

Key points:

Drivetrain is ultra...

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