Originally Posted by
kross57
Your concerns of the stem safety seem to be the same as carbonfiberboys. I get the torque thing, but I'm really not concerned. And as far the safety levers, you're right. Panic stopping is not the best. But using the regular levers i could easily eject myself right over the bars. Braking there is pretty solid. At least on my bikes.
Bar end shifters on a C&V bike?!? Sacrilege!!!!! lol
Well, that's not really a C&V bike, is it? Not at all. It's not classic, just old. At this point it's just a tool. You want to really ride C&V, get a bike like I posted, set up exactly like that. It's a good ride. I did a 7 hour hilly century on my Legnano back in '64. Rode like a dream, full Campy.