Originally Posted by
monsterpile
If oyu go with bar end shifters keep in mind for price comparison that you can pretty much always get 8-speed Ultegra Bar end shifters (includes cables, housings and stops etc) on Amazon for $60-$65 and you can run them friction if you want.
kool option, if i could grab them for 30 i will be all over it. just gotta search and wait for a deal. its all the matter of which will get to me more my cheapness or my annoyance.
I will say with the humidity this past couple days the Blade has been wonderfull, the extra few miles per hour gained with the same output helps with the wind cooling factor.