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Old 06-10-11 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sathor
they are the brakes and the shifters in one, as far as I know, it wasn't imporant as to if they were road or mtb style. I thought the rapid fire ones had nothing to do with the brakes.
Sather, here is a link to some Rapidfire shifter/brake units at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-Alivio.../dp/B003UWHQ7A

Schwinn used integrated 8x3 rapidfire shifters on the Tourist (a Target bike with decent components other than the wheels).

None of this really matters as far as I am concerned, as the units you have will serve you well and are definitely an upgrade from the grip shifters.

no1mad, the Ergon grips are good. I would only switch shifters in your case if you are having troubles with unintended shifting with the grip shifters (like I had).
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