Originally Posted by
bobotech
Speaking of friction shifting, are there any decent flat bar friction shifters? I have stem shifters and I don't like them very much and I tried setting it up with index shifting but that is turning out to be too much trouble.
I would like to find a nice set of metal handlebar mounted thumb friction shifters that are inexpensive/easy to find.
for new stuff.... cheap but work (available at other sites.... I am just being lazy cause everthing I want to post is at rivendell)
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/sh3.htm
or for more more buck you can get paul thumbies and put bar end shifters on (friction or indexed)
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/sh8.htm
or you can go rivendell koolaid
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/sh5.htm
I use the sunrace cheapies on my 1x8 commuter totally easy and smooth