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Sheldon Brown
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Peter Chisholm wrote:
> I assume worst case in the worst place for loaded tourers...so I like the friction option of
> shimano bar-ends...so that you don't get stranded...But if the Campagnolo ones work , and they are
> very simple and even overhaul-able, then they work fine...
I can't imagine any failure mode that would leave someone "stranded" with index-only shifters that
wouldn't also strand a person with frictionable shifters.
Moderate derailer damage might make shifting a bit more difficult, or might even limit the number of
usable gears to some extent, but neither of these eventualities would "strand" a rider.
In the case of major derailer damage, the friction option wouldn't help any more than twiddling with
the limit stops and cable adjusting barrel.
Sheldon "Friction Isn't Necessary" Brown +--------------------------------------------+
| Life is what happens to you, | while you're busy making other plans. | --John Lennon |
+--------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone
617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
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> I assume worst case in the worst place for loaded tourers...so I like the friction option of
> shimano bar-ends...so that you don't get stranded...But if the Campagnolo ones work , and they are
> very simple and even overhaul-able, then they work fine...
I can't imagine any failure mode that would leave someone "stranded" with index-only shifters that
wouldn't also strand a person with frictionable shifters.
Moderate derailer damage might make shifting a bit more difficult, or might even limit the number of
usable gears to some extent, but neither of these eventualities would "strand" a rider.
In the case of major derailer damage, the friction option wouldn't help any more than twiddling with
the limit stops and cable adjusting barrel.
Sheldon "Friction Isn't Necessary" Brown +--------------------------------------------+
| Life is what happens to you, | while you're busy making other plans. | --John Lennon |
+--------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone
617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com