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Old 01-25-15 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
Of course -- what I was envisioning was front and rear brifters that used micro-ratcheting "friction"...
OK, Retroshift has a "brifters" set with friction levers both front and rear instead of friction front/indexed rear. Look here and scroll down to the "Audax" version: Cyclocross Shifters

Friction is about as "micro-ratcheting" as you can get. Index rear shifting required specific incremental movement to shift properly and, done right, there is no need to trim between steps as there is with front shifting.
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