Shifter question

[madscot13]

Hijack on:
And...MadScot: Check out: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...615089423.html
It's in Fredneck....maybe Zen can scope it out for you....if it's still available.
Hijack off.

Excuse the hijack but...Mad, I had no idea you had downtube shifters! maybe you should treat yourself to that new bike

MadScot - how 'bout moving to bar-end shifters ($25 for bar-end adaptors) or turning your shifters into thumbies like Rivendell sells kits for?
http://www.rivbike.com/search/run?qu...&commit=Search

this has become a thread hijack! Zen was wondering about down tube shifters earlier; they still exist and are a pain to shift with- especially when you are moving uphill.

My bike was designed as a touring bike, and therefore the components sacrificed durability and constancy for the more creature comforts, if I can call it that. I was thinking about moving to the bar ends, but I tried to consider why I wanted to switch in the first place. I would like to shift with greater ease and especially without knocking my knees or having to stop pedaling. But the bar ends still sound appealing since they should be trouble free just like my down tube shifters.

And 7 you are pure evil. That bike looks really nice, and I was seriously thinking of getting another bike. For that price that would be the upgrade on my trek 520. However, I'm a short 5'2" and even the small might be a bit painful for me however. But at that price I could switch out the wheels.... Or maybe not.