Ozark Bicycle wrote:
On Apr 16, 2:04 pm, wrote:
What would you go for and why?

I can understand wanting to use shifters with a friction *option*
(e.g., DT shifters or barends) as a backup in case of difficulties
whilst on a tour. But why, oh why, would anyone, save for a Hobbit,
want to use a friction *only* shifter??

Friction only works better on the front, especially when the front
derailer is in one's normal field of view, and non-standard size
chainrings are used. The SRAM Grip-Shift with about 9 clicks is not too
bad either, since it allows for easy "trimming". Three position only
Rabidfire (sic) shifters are a pain for anything but standard ATB cranksets.

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