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Ratcheting shifters are friction shifters but with a ratcheting mechanism in them that makes it a lot easier to use the shift lever as the bolt holding the shifter to the shift pod or boss doesn't have to be as tight. It's like having a nice light action instead of a heavy one. Ratcheting shifters are not indexed.
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