> You'll be able to easily fine tune your cockpit without messing with your drivetrain every time. When you settle on the cockpit, you'll know if you want to keep the downtube shifters or switch to brifters it barends.
I like your reasoning, but then I had to go research it a bit and happened to reread Sheldon on shifters. Regarding down tube shifters, he said, "Once you get used to having the shift controls on the handlebars, you're unlikely to ever want to go back." About bar ends, he said, "Bar-end shifters are the most versatile of handlebar-mounted shift options for use with drop handlebars." Strangely, I also recalled briefly owning a 1982 Bianchi Limited that I switched from bar ends to down tubes. Unfortunately, I didn't keep it long before I upgraded to the VO Rando and thus do not remember much about the experience. It's certainly more to consider, though. > And since you won't be doing heavy touring, the Homer is the best you can get. I now think so also. Thanks. Tim On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:56 PM, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > So much great advice! > > Go for the Homer, set it with 9 or 10 speed, double or triple, downtube > shifters (indexed) and ride it. > > You'll be able to easily fine tune your cockpit without messing with your > drivetrain every time. When you settle on the cockpit, you'll know if you > want to keep the downtube shifters or switch to brifters it barends. > > That's what I did and now I'm using then in all my bikes. It's seldom that > I need to shift both at the same time. If you get a double front, it's > easier than ever. I love the indexing and won't go to friction. > > An 11/36 in the back with a 24/40 or 26/40 or higher combos will give you > everything you need in a super simple and reliable setup. > > And since you won't be doing heavy touring, the Homer is the best you can > get. > > Enjoy the journey!!! > > René > > > On Thursday, May 26, 2016, Tim Butterfield <timbutterfi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Joe, >> You're not much older than I. I'm 51. On the idea of planning ahead as >> mentioned earlier, I'm not sure I want to learn to use friction at this >> point either. Who knows how long my hearing may last. So, some type of >> indexing would be preferred, whether indexed bar ends or brifters. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Tim >> >> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Bianchi uses Dia-Compe (same internals as Silver) friction shifters with >>> a 10-speed cassette on their L'Eroica bike. Or you can use 10-speed indexed >>> bar-ends, which would be my preference (front is still friction). I've >>> pretty much walked away from rear friction at this point; at 54-years-old >>> I've lost the fine hearing necessary to hear what's going on with the >>> chain/cassette back there, and can't tell if I'm properly in gear anymore. >>> I'm old! >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
