That was Suntour's "Command" shifter. You can read about it here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/suntour.html And see it here: http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/39/50753/t/305463-Take-Command-of-your-Shifts-0.jpg --Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Nov 26, 2008, at 4:12 PM, Doug Peterson wrote: > > SV: > > A few years back someone made a shifter that attached to the > handlebars & > IIRC it looked like a wing nut. Can't recall who had them (maybe > Riv?) but > maybe this will jog a better memory than mine. > > I've tried thumbies on the tops. It's a cheap experiment. It > didn't work > for me but there are others who are very happy with that set-up. > They're > close at hand yet out of the way as far as bumping them with your > knees. > Give it a go. > > dougP > > Is there a good location for non-brifters if you're on the hoods most > of the time? I've found DT shifters are a bit of a stretch for me and > bar ends are okay, but kind of an odd movement from the drops. I've > actually though about the thumbies mounted on the flats but that seems > like a weird motion too. > > The most comfortable for bar ends is the albatross bars b/c your hands > and the shifters are right there next to each other all the time. > > Is there another location or type of shift lever to try out? > > -sv > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
