Originally Posted by
Tex_Arcana
Maybe I'm weird, maybe I'm just an old fogey, maybe I find twist grip shifters on drop bars look lame.
When I was looking at cheap road bikes at Walmart one time I saw the GMC Denali and the Schwinn Varsity side by side and I was willing to pay the extra if I were to buy either bike.
I know it's not SIS but if someone gave me a Danali I would take off those shifters and replace them with Sunrace friction thumb shifters. They retail for about $10 so manufcturers probably pay a lot less by the gross. Still I can see why Kent wouldn't do this. People expect SIS equipment no matter how dorky it may look.
So CIG are you making this a running review? Some points you may want to touch up on. Are the stickers removable or are they under the clear coat (is there any clear coat)? Do you think if I write a review of my SE Draft that SE might send me a Lager to review?
I give them credit for being clever though ultimately it may not be a good solution. The STI shifters you typically see on road bikes is one reason they're so expensive. I wonder why Kent doesn't just go with bar ends rather than coming up with this custom and heavy handlebar set up.