Originally Posted by
Beneficial Ear
Elected to keep the stem friction shifters in place as I built up my Schwinn Traveler for commuting duty. I actually have the 8 speed 2200 shifters from my other bike mounted as well as an 8 speed cassette... but after a year of battling with those things I gotta say its so far the simplicity of the friction system is very refreshing. The 2200 shifters are only there for their comfortable hoods, and I do not foresee ever hooking them up for commuting duty ever again.
Has anyone else here dropped index for friction on their commuter bike?
well, I have a bike with indexed stem shifters and I do prefer them to friction... with friction, my shifts are too quiet and there were some times where I thought I was on the gear when it would "skip" due to being on the edge of the gear... I hated that... also you can get indexed / friction bar end shifters which always work (just don't make the mistake of getting anything "dura-ace")...