Thread: Bar end shifters vs down tube
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Old 01-21-09 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by bykemike
I am really starting to get into fixing up this 34 yo road bike..I have purchased a few NOS Campy parts and now everything that was on it is starting to look like crap. I am thinking I may want to dump the bar end shifters and try and find a nice set of downtube shifters and maybe find a nice condition set of side pull Campy brakes.

Any input on bar ends vs down tubes?? Center pull vs side pull??

Anyone have any of the above?

After owning and fixing BMW motorcycles (GSA's mainly) the money required to fix up a bicycle seems like a great deal.

Thanks

Mike
Bar-ends are best for loaded touring bikes and cyclocross where you don't always want to take your hands off the bars to shift. The longer cable run and extra curves makes them a little less responsive than downtube levers with friction shifting at least.
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