I rather liked the very hefty and solid, chromed stem shifters on the almost-pristine Collegiate I owned a few years ago (owned briefly -- sold it). They shifted the wide range 5 speed fw very well through an Alvit -- don't know why people sneer at the Alvit.
That said, on any bike with anything except upright bars -- ie, if I am bending over the bar -- I prefer bar end or down tube shifters, though for frequent shifting there is very much to be said for the old Kelly Takeoffs which I really liked for half stepping. They could be shifted from hoods or hooks. On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 9:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > They're accessible enough without being toooo. If you think of shifting > instantly as a your right as a cyclist, then you won't want 'em, but if you > see shifting as a nice convenience and then say OK, that's plenty > convenient (which maybe it isn't in some circumstances, but nothing that > Better Planning & Foresight can't take care of), then there's just nothing > wrong with them. I like how they make a new bike out of any bike > (retrofits) and I like the --- I dunno, I just like them. As much as any, > although I like BES and Thumbies too--and I'm lazy enough to not undo what > I've already got. On my next bike, I'm going for stemmies. > > On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 8:49:35 PM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: >> >> >> They are the best shifter style for using one's left hand to shift the >> right shifter or vice versa if/when the need ever arises. >> >> I'm really liking my IRD stem shifter mounts. They go well with Shimano >> bar-end shifters. >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- __________________________________________________________________________ BUSINESS BUILDING COME-ON!! $300 off a $600 resume + letter or Linked In profile package with referral that leads to full price sale! Refer two full-pay clients and you get the package for free! I am not cheap, but I am very good. So they say. http://resumespecialties.com/testimonials.html Patrick Moore, Ph.D, MBA, ACRW, Albuquerque, NM, USA http://resumespecialties.com/index.html * [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
