Originally Posted by
cobrabyte
Great thanks for the info! I do love my Suntour bar end shifters that are "Retrofriction". That little *click* is a satisfying sound to my ears.
SunTour bar ends don't operate the same way. I've seen people refer to them as retrofriction, but that's incorrect. They operate with a micro-ratcheting mechanism to help hold the tension and have no spring.