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Old 10-23-06 | 06:57 PM
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Bikes: 1982 Lotus Legend (steel-frame touring bike); 1982 Fuji S10S (converted to a singlespeed: 46x16); Specialized Crossroads hybrid (the child taxi).

Friction Bar End Question: Am I weak?

I replaced my downtube friction shifters (which were Shimano 600, and probably pretty nice) with Suntour barcons. (New old stock.) I much prefer the location on the handlebars, but the shifting on the chainrings has always required a pretty decent bit of muscle. (The cog shifter I can manipulate with finger pressure.) What's wrong here? Misadjusted shifter? Poor quality component? Or *gulp* am I just weak?
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