Originally Posted by
mtnbke
If you are having to enable your barend shifters by sliding your hand along the drop before you shift, that sounds like a nightmare... Takes too long to shift and makes the bike unstable.
I dunno; my nightmares are helluvalot scarier than that. Maybe I'm just brave
And it doesn't speak well of your bike handling skills if moving your hand two inches back on the drop makes your bike unstable. It doesn't happen to me.
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