Originally Posted by
robow
...and now it's time you can all poo poo my mechanic abilities and tell me that your newer Shimano triple brifter works flawlessly and without need to fiddle.
Wont be me, I put my friction down tube shifter on six years before you did, and I even use a vintage French Huret Allvit shifter, not a new fangled one.
But, I have never used a Shimano brifter, mine are Campy. On my rando bike the Campy 10 speed shifter is mated with a Tektro left brake lever.