Originally Posted by twobikes
It was all completely different from the friction shift levers on my old mid-1960's....
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Good point. As a mediocre wrench, I've been able to keep things mostly ship shape during long-distance touring (six-months through Europe) on a 1980s touring bike with friction shifting, etc. If my modern-day brfiters went haywire in the middle of nowhere, I'd be stumped.