In Grant's Thanksgiving day post, he included a photo and short description of a new brake lever with a downtube shifter boss. This really intrigued me and I did a very little googling about it and came back with a few points of interest:
1) Manfacturer site (they're MUSA--in Portland, of course): http://retroshift.com/ 2) Short official demo video: http://vimeo.com/32392053 3) A forum discussion with the creator (including some good pictures), indicating a $240 expect price (without shifter): http://forums.roadbikereview.com/components-wrenching/retroshift-264420.html These piqued my interest because I'm in the process of getting a bike ready for my wife and since shes been off a bike or so long, I'm planning to go the brifter route with her. These caught my eye, but I'll probably end up going with a pair of 8 speed Campys that I already own. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
