Originally Posted by
antokelly
Cliffordk it would drive a fella to drink all these different combos ,any new bike i ever bough i always bought full groupset most of the time dura ace only once had campag super record but those days are long gone.
now i hunt for what works best and doesn't cost an arm and a leg to buy .
yeah im going to go with DA barend shifters makes sense.
Many of the discount new bikes I see for sale only use a partial groupset. Typically shifters + derailleurs. Cranksets, bottom brackets, hubs, chains, and cassettes are often mismatched or off-brand.
I find it odd that Shimano only supports indexed downtube shifters in Dura Ace (up to 10s?), and I think the same may be true for bar end shifters. Although, the target buyers for bar end shifters may be the triathlon/time trial bikes.