The shimano bar end shifters can switch between friction and indexing in the rear shifter; the front shifter is only friction.
On Apr 20, 10:40 pm, happyriding <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the replies. Richard, thanks for the velo orange link. > I've read Peter White's article before, but I'm going to read it > again. > > I was under the impression that bar end shifters had two modes: index > and friction. If the bar end shifters are in index mode for the front > derailleur, do you need ramps and pins for smooth shifting? Or do > most people with triples run the front derailleur in friction mode? > > Thanks. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
