Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
If I recollect accurately: the Simplex barcons wrap so much cable that it's difficult to find the friction-shifting "sweet spot" unless the demultiplicator is used, so that there's more rotation on the levers between each gear.
Doesn't that work in a similar manner to a Shiftmate? If it does, would a shiftmate be useful for the same purpose as the original Simplex demultiplicator, as an in-line kludge for shifter-derailer cable pull issues?