First off, I am a newb to this forum and this is my initial post.
I used to ride regularly in the late 80's and early 90's until my back injury worsened and I blew out my shoulder. Without going into great detail, I derailed my health and put on A LOT of weight over the span of 15 years. I started an aggressive treatment plan for my back and made huge strides to getting my pain managed and, in some cases mitigated. I had purchased a MTB about 6 years ago that I have ridden off and on during that time. In April of '10, I started to ride regularly to the point of losing the bulk of the weight (I went from 363 to 242 - as of yesterday). I am working my way down to where I should be (sub-190) and I am setting my sights on my road bike and returning it to the road.
I don't have a lot of money, and my Allez is in fantastic shape. At my peak of riding (back in the old days), I was putting about 3,000 miles per year. I have done that much this year (in only 7 months). The bike fits me and was always a pleasure to ride. The feel of the steel on the road was fantastic and it took a lot of abuse. Now, after 16 years hanging in my garage, I am bringing her back to life rather than fork over the coin for uncharted waters with a new ride.
I am updating all of the components. I want to update to bar-end indexed shifting, moving from the down tube shifter and I am wondering what I should put in place there to use for cable stops. What have others done?
I used to ride regularly in the late 80's and early 90's until my back injury worsened and I blew out my shoulder. Without going into great detail, I derailed my health and put on A LOT of weight over the span of 15 years. I started an aggressive treatment plan for my back and made huge strides to getting my pain managed and, in some cases mitigated. I had purchased a MTB about 6 years ago that I have ridden off and on during that time. In April of '10, I started to ride regularly to the point of losing the bulk of the weight (I went from 363 to 242 - as of yesterday). I am working my way down to where I should be (sub-190) and I am setting my sights on my road bike and returning it to the road.
I don't have a lot of money, and my Allez is in fantastic shape. At my peak of riding (back in the old days), I was putting about 3,000 miles per year. I have done that much this year (in only 7 months). The bike fits me and was always a pleasure to ride. The feel of the steel on the road was fantastic and it took a lot of abuse. Now, after 16 years hanging in my garage, I am bringing her back to life rather than fork over the coin for uncharted waters with a new ride.
I am updating all of the components. I want to update to bar-end indexed shifting, moving from the down tube shifter and I am wondering what I should put in place there to use for cable stops. What have others done?