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STI Shifters - love em, hate em?

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Old 12-31-05, 03:57 PM
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I much prefer bar-end shifters. To me, downtube shifters come second and STI or Ergo come third. Call me weird, but I don't like brake levers that wiggle, and I find STI hard to use from the drops.
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Old 01-01-06, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Michel Gagnon
Call me weird, but I don't like brake levers that wiggle, and I find STI hard to use from the drops.
Ergo levers don't wiggle.
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Old 01-01-06, 04:03 AM
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Real men use DT shifters... if they are using a multi gear bike.
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