Originally Posted by
borobike
Next up: ?
Not quite sure what will happen here. I'd like to try brifters someday, but that's an expensive undertaking. In order to fully make use of the brifter options available to me I will need to convert to a 9 speed freewheel and chain which will add to the expense. So mark that as a possibility for the future, but not anytime soon.
a less expensive intermediate that allows you to keep your hands on your hoods to shift is the
Kelly Take Off.
Would allow you to use your current friction shift levers, just in a new location so you're not reaching back to you stem to shift all the time. Something to consider.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"