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Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
How many rear derailleurs come with barrel adjusters before indexing? I just checked my bike with Dura Ace EX, so it's friction shifting, and it has one. I was thinking "Why?" because there's a lever and no detents, but then I realized that you might find that the cable was stretching/elongating and has too much slack in high gear, and might not have enough pull to get into low gear before running out of lever travel.
But, skipping when in gear, with friction shifting, sounds more like a chain and cog problem than a cable tension problem. Or a loose lever problem, if it happens gradually between shifts.
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