Originally Posted by
Jonathandavid
- If you put your bike against a wall and it is very heavy, pressure against the brake lever might cause a shimano brifter to shift. This is less likely to happen with a bar end shifter (or campagnolo).
I don't agree on that one. I have toured a good bit with brifters and never had that happen. I rode with bar ends only for a short while and it happened often.