ohdang

First, please excuse my lack of understanding when it comes to bar-end shifting systems. Also, I've read a couple other posts that touch on this subject, but because I don't know the mechanics, I'm not sure if they answer my question:

Is it possible to use Silver Shifter levers (https://velo-orange.com/diacosish.html) on Shimano Ultegra bar-end pods in a way that retains both the Shimano friction and indexing options?

This is driven purely by aesthetics, not function. The Silver Shifter levers are far more attractive than Shimano's.

Thanks in advance for your insights.

Cheers,

Chris

Treefox

Probably not, as those are downtube levers and designed to go on downtube bosses. In theory, you might get lucky and they might be able to mount to Shimano bar end mounting bits, but you'd be lucky and might lose some of the aesthetic appeal.

epenthetic

No, the indexing is built (or not built) into the lever. The pods are just a different base to mount them on.

haimtoeg

how about these?

https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=NP09354

ohdang

Thanks for the replies so far.

haimtoeg: Those look much better, and I should be able to install those on a set of Shimano bar-end pods, correct?

Cheers

MKahrl

Watch your step. Once you start making decisions based on aesthetics eventually you wind up facing a choice between ugly and more functional and better looking and less functional and you're going to go less functional because the ugliness will be too much to bear.

Let me help you with a push in that direction. Put the Silver shifters on the downtube where they belong and man-up and learn to shift friction.

grolby

I've seen shimano bar-end shifters mounted (upside down, natch) on downtube bosses, so I'm fairly certain that the converse would work, with downtube shifters mounted upside down on the bar-end pods. Note that the shifters are NOT reversed - the front shifter still goes on the left, and the rear shifter on the right. The levers are just flipped upside down (because the boss is on the opposite side of the lever).

ohdang

It never ceases to amaze me how some need to pipe up with an opinion piece in response to a technical question.

umd

Never ceases to amaze me how thin some people's skin is when they post on a public forum...

MKahrl

You're right. I apologize. You asked a technical question, epenthetic answered it, and nothing I posted made any useful contribution to the discussion. Now let's get back to the thoughtful exchange of ideas that is the hallmark of the Road Cycling subforum.

Trsnrtr

I would suggest asking this in the Mechanic's forum if you haven't already. I have DA bar end shifters on 4 bikes and just recently re-cabled a couple sets, which means that I just had them apart. Going from memory here since I haven't installed a pair of down tube shifters in a long time, I doubt that it would work. I would certainly want verification from someone who has done it before I ordered levers.