Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Greer, SC
Bikes: Holdsworth custom, Macario Pro, Ciocc San Cristobal, Viner Nemo, Cyfac Le Mythique, Giant TCR, Tommasso Mondial, Cyfac Etoile
Brifters are fine but dts and bar ends are too. Cabled brifters are definitely a bit more finicky that friction systems. The thing that makes friction shifters cool is they are so simple and almost never fail nor need adjusting.