Basically the same setup as on my 1990 C-dale ST600, no muss, no fuss. Indexed, 8x3 sweetness. Ditto the Trek 2100 that was too small for me, so the stuff all migrated to where it is now, my drop bar tourer; an old Shogun.
Although I'm plenty fast on friction shifting, too. Unto the manner born, I guess. So I don't really notice any difference on gear changing speed, one way or the other. It's just that I don't have to think about or make little adjustments with the index barcons.
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