Originally Posted by Bklyn
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?
It might be as simple as loosening the screw that doubles as the pivot in the bar end just a little bit. Another possibility is that you're missing one of the friction plates (not sure if that's the proper terminology) from the shifter.
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