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Subject: RE: friction shifting..... why did i not do this before?

jeffnboise - 2009-09-02 8:43 PM

My first 'real' bike was a 1987 Cannondale SR500 with then new 6-speed "index' shifting, and the never-before-dreamed-of-idea of routing the brake cable under the handlebar tape (called SLR brakes-Shimano Linear Response).  Man do I suddenly feel old.

Me too! Actually it was my second real bike. My first was a Bianchi of about the same age with Suntour friction shifters. I still have it and it was my winter bike up until last year. I have pics in my album.

It got converted into an 8 speed with shifters integrated with the brake levers and man is it hard to change your rear tube and jam the 8 speed wheel into the frame, but it works.

I raced crits on it for awhile, with the 6 speed downtube shifters.

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