Originally Posted by
gsa103
Some of the Shimano mountain shifters have a little hidden switch to select 2x or 3x. Could always use the limit screws as well. Just throwing some options out there. Especially since 2 chainrings is probably about equivalent cost to a new crankset.
I have cheap Shimano twist shifters. The work great so far - no thumb pain. I suppose I could replace the front shifter ...
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