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Old 09-12-09 | 05:55 PM
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What is a brifters???
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Old 09-12-09 | 06:34 PM
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I love when people do that. It makes me every time.
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Old 09-12-09 | 06:46 PM
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There is no such thing as 'brifters'.

There are STI's and Ergo's.

They are not interchangeable.

If you say 'brifters', no one will know what you are talking about.
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Old 09-12-09 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rugerben
I love when people do that. It makes me every time.
Thank you. I think I started that here, as well as the $3.50 meme, though I stole that from South Park, but applied it to the 'What is my bike worth?' threads.
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Old 09-12-09 | 07:17 PM
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I love when people do that. It makes me every time.
+1 Thanks for a great answer!
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Originally Posted by Old Fat Guy
If you say 'brifters', no one will know what you are talking about.
Apparently some people do...
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Old 09-12-09 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Skones MickLoud
Apparently some people do...
Do you know if he means Ergo's or STI's?
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Old 09-12-09 | 07:59 PM
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It's a made up word found only on bikeforums.net
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Old 09-12-09 | 08:00 PM
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A combination brake lever/shifter, now being made much less attractive by 49.99 Dura Ace 7800 SL down tube shifters. They really shift nicely, are super simple to set up, and I can spend the extra $300 on loose women and alcohol.
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Old 09-12-09 | 08:04 PM
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A combination brake lever/shifter, now being made much less attractive by 49.99 Dura Ace 7800 SL down tube shifters. They really shift nicely, are super simple to set up, and I can spend the extra $300 on loose women and alcohol.
Over at RBR, that would be known as H&B.
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Old 09-12-09 | 08:32 PM
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I prefer the term (from another thread and suggested by another member) "shrakes".
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That's Brifteur!
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