The question still stands though, is a Tourney seven speed brifter the same as the old Sora Seven speed wrt the guts of the unit? I can go with Tourney, I can go cheap, but if it means really dubious quality, its not worth it. As far as looking, I am usually scouring the net for NOS 7 speed stuff, but its rather tedious. I have friction bar ends on one bike, brifters on another. Downtube friction on another. Just depends on how one wants to use the bike.