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Originally Posted by Marylander
Have you considered bar end shifters? I've got a 1x so no need for a front shifter but for the rear I've got a microshift bar end. It works great. For braking I've got the TRP Hylex RS hydraulic brakes, which is fully hydraulic but is brakes only, no shifting.

Here's a page with info on IS to post adapters:
https://analogcycles.com/true-facts-...rake-adapters/
There is no reason not to mix a brake/shifter for the rear and a separate brake lever and bar-end or downtube shifter up front; Tour de France riders did this routinely in the past.
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