On Sun, 2012-02-12 at 11:05 -0800, Bill Carter wrote: > While most of the RBW crowd seem to prefer bar ends and friction > shifting, there is at least a significant number - myself included - > who like brifters and indexed.
Many more here than in the population at large who like both bar ends and friction, but not necessarily a majority, and not necessarily for both. I have indexed bar ends on almost everything in the fleet except for one bike, which is friction bar ends. > I have Shimano STI on one bike, Campy > Ergo on another, both are 9 speed, I like them both. I may switch to > bar ends just for a change when those eventually wear out, but as > others have opined, the central thing about RBW philosophy is to do > what you like and to make your bikes uniquely yours. Wholeheartedly agree. Mix and match the way YOU prefer. > You'll seldom > see two RBW bikes exactly alike, at least on this list, and much of > the fun is in seeing how differently the bikes are set up. I hope the > new impetus toward coordinated Build Kits does not change that much. > Have at it, and as Grant has advised, be sure to do something to make > it unlike any other bike in the velo universe. -- 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.
