Originally Posted by
dundas
I only wish I had stuff like that lying around. I love the look of the dt shifters and I assume they're pretty smooth since they are Dura Ace. Do you find that your hands are off the bars a lot though?
Again, great looking build.
I had never used DT shifters before. The left is indexed but the right (fd) is friction. I was surprised how smooth the shifts from it are - and dead quiet if you do it right. Even though I did this with some left over parts, I bet you could do it on the cheap if you scour ebay and craigslist for used parts. I bet you could do it for under $1k easy (minus the zipps).