Thread: Downtube Shifters... Keep'em?
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Old 07-02-09 | 05:57 PM
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jollysnowman
my hubs are dirty
 
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Bikes: Nishiki Olympic, Bridgestone RB-2 (sold!), Bridgestone MB-5, Schwinn Le Tour, Handsome XOXO

I LOVE DOWNTUBE SHIFTERS.

If you're riding recreationally, brifters make no sense. They're expensive, harder to maintain/repair, and aren't easily interchangeable. Friction shifters work. period.
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