Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
It looks like getting them here in the good Ole U.S. of A. requires one to go through the Ranndoneurer Society to get them.
What? No. They're from Portland.
Here's a pic of a vintage bike I used to have, with retroshift (now Gevenalle) 1x7. To answer the OP's question, that would work fine. Friction shifters work with anything, pretty much.