Thread: Shifters: Stem vs. Downtube
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Old 08-07-05 | 03:11 PM
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"Codswallop?"

Cool word, mind if I use?

Actually I always thought a set of SunTour Barcons (replacing OEM stemshifters) on a Moto I rode in the late 70s shifted as well as any other friction setup I ever used.

No doubt much of the problem with the stem stuff is/was image.


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