Bar End Shifterzzz
02-02-15, 01:52 PM
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Bar End Shifterzzz
Which brand do you like/use?
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02-02-15, 02:05 PM
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friction or index?
02-02-15, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nlerner
friction or index?
02-02-15, 02:12 PM
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For friction, I have used or currently use Campy NR, SunTour barcons, Rivendell silver shifters. My favorite is the SunTour (and I've been using those for 30 years or so).
For index, I have Shimano 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-speed in use on various bikes. All good.
For index, I have Shimano 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-speed in use on various bikes. All good.
02-02-15, 02:13 PM
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Sun Tour for friction, Shimano for index, Campy to match vintage drive trains. Remember to cut the ends of the bars off the equivalent length of the shifter body if you want them in close reach when riding in the drops.
02-02-15, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Curtis Odom
Sun Tour for friction, Shimano for index, Campy to match vintage drive trains. Remember to cut the ends of the bars off the equivalent length of the shifter body if you want them in close reach when riding in the drops.
02-02-15, 02:20 PM
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Suntour friction. edit^^ yes to ratchet... correction on terminology
Also, just recently found a pair labeled Schwinn (approved?) that are similar to Suntour.
Also, just recently found a pair labeled Schwinn (approved?) that are similar to Suntour.
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02-02-15, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CycleryNorth81
Why Sun Tour for friction? Is Sun Tour the only brand with ratcheting?
02-02-15, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Curtis Odom
Well I am accessing some long unused memory banks. I remember using Suntour bar-ends for road sprinting before Shimano indexing came out, then Shimano indexed bar-ends until STI came out.
02-02-15, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CycleryNorth81
Would you or anybody use Shimano bar ends in friction mode? Would the SunTour bar ends work better than Shimano?
02-02-15, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by a3inverter
I have. Lets me swap wheelsets (and their associated cassettes/freewheels) with wild abandon and not have to worry about compatibility.
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Haven't mounted these I have in my stash on any of my bikes yet,........ but If I'm eventually going to, it will be the one:
Simplex Retrofriction bar end shift levers......
Based on my long experience with Simplex DT Retro's, I can only expect really good results with these bar ends from them.....
Simplex Retrofriction bar end shift levers......
Based on my long experience with Simplex DT Retro's, I can only expect really good results with these bar ends from them.....
02-02-15, 03:33 PM
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I prefer Suntour for how the shifters look, feel, and shift. I have used Shimano index shifters but I dislike the shape of the levers, so I traded them.
02-02-15, 03:49 PM
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I have Suntour ratchet shifters installed on my Volpe and love them, I had a pair on the Hetchins but they are back in the bin now 
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I had a pair of shipmano index on the K-2 but those to are in the bin waiting for a new project, they worked great, I just didn't care for the frame.
I don't currently have them mounted but I do have the Suntour Accushift barcons too. I used them in the past and they work great too.
The only problem with barends is when 2 or three bikes have them, and 10 or 12 don't you find yourself reaching for the wrong shifter!!
. I had a pair of shipmano index on the K-2 but those to are in the bin waiting for a new project, they worked great, I just didn't care for the frame.
I don't currently have them mounted but I do have the Suntour Accushift barcons too. I used them in the past and they work great too.
The only problem with barends is when 2 or three bikes have them, and 10 or 12 don't you find yourself reaching for the wrong shifter!!
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does anyone recognise the bar end shifters on this Fuchs bicycle? no date is given; appears it might date from around 1958. have not before seen a set with a dogleg in the lever. wonder if perhaps they are something fabricated as a one-off...
Fuchs bicycles, MIlan, Italy
Fuchs bicycles, MIlan, Italy
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Originally Posted by Curtis Odom
Sun Tour for friction, Shimano for index, Campy to match vintage drive trains. Remember to cut the ends of the bars off the equivalent length of the shifter body if you want them in close reach when riding in the drops.
and so your knees won't bang into them when standing up on the pedals.
02-02-15, 04:06 PM
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I dislike the ratcheting Suntour shifters, but I love my Simplex Retrofriction bar end shifters.
Friction shifters shouldn't ratchet.
Friction shifters shouldn't ratchet.
02-02-15, 04:23 PM
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I have only used Suntour friction - it's been a few years, but the're out of the bin and on the bench for a current build. I like them well enough, especially after fiddling with the preload on the lever axle/bolt a bit (Assy. No. 14, post #7 above).
02-02-15, 06:06 PM
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I enjoy got Suntours on my Bianchi Axis, very nice. They're the only barens I've ever used, but I lik 'em
02-02-15, 06:09 PM
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SunTour ratcheting only for me. I've had them on my road bikes since 1976. Well, to be honest I only had one road bike until two years ago, and that one got converted before riding five miles!
The Schwinn- and Raleigh- branded Bar-end shifters are still SunTours.
The Schwinn- and Raleigh- branded Bar-end shifters are still SunTours.
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Sturmey indexed shifters on IGH's....nice!
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Suntour power ratchet with Raleigh on the black plastic ends. They work the 6sp 13-26 on the back of an '80 Centurion Elite. In fact, the bike was cheap enough that is why I bought it.
02-02-15, 07:54 PM
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Yup, Suntour ratcheting friction barcons on my Fuji America.
