Personally, I prefer the clutched goodness of Simplex Retrofriction shifters- then the buttery goodness of either the Suntour Sprint or the Sachs/Huret ultra fine toothed ratcheting shifters. I like indexed shifting when it works well. And I like Suntour's regular old ratcheting shifting. I prefer all of those- in that order, above even the finest pure friction shifting.
Pure friction shifting isn't my bag, baby.
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*Recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine "Person Of The Year" Award*
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.