First off, I know they ain't pretty. But has anyone given these a go? Coming from the MTB world I've never run swept back bars (confession) and have always marveled at the different cockpit set-ups folks come-up with: shifters and brake levers here, there, and everywhere. MTBing junky stuff, I prefer my hands married to the grips and not searching for a shifter to bang a gear or a brake lever to shed some speed.
What makes these intriguing is that they are kind of a Frankenstein brifter. The brake lever for braking, obviously, but also doubling as a shift lever, up or down shift. The Frankenstein bit is the below the bar integrated thumb-actuated shifter that on the right side down shifts (unless you rapid rise reverse like I do) when pushed. As typical, left side would up shift chain wheels. Part of why I find these intriguing from a set-up/build solution perspective is because I once had a pair of Campy brifters on a road bike and thought it was pretty handy being able to shift and brake with my hands not leaving drop hoods. How did I get here? I'm on standby for a Gus and have been pondering Albatross set-ups. For surfing city streets, gravel roads, or even trail-bombing, it seems like these would be a nifty solution to all controls being in a tiny package easily accessed from most used hand position. Please, chime in on these and why you run the shifter/brake lever set-up you do: here, there, or everywhere... Scott in Big Sky Country, as in Montana. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f100601f-3e13-415e-acbc-68d514cb8af1n%40googlegroups.com.
