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Old 01-03-11 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by wfrogge
Where did the word brifter come from.... Anybody know? No OEM calls them that.
The late and greatly missed Sheldon Brown coined that term. Though he was self-disparaging his influence on cycling was profound. His site is still up and very useful.

Originally Posted by foresthill
brake + shifter?
That's the way SB described his coining of the term.
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