On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm too tall to be comfortable with downtubes as I have to lean
> down to reach them, and that moves my centre of gravity. I generally ride
> 60cm to 64cm frames, and I use either stem shifters or barcons. Tried a
> set of thumbies on a road bike once, but they came off after one trip
> around the block. Turned out to be unfeasable for drop handlebars.
>
> My height also makes downtube shifters quite problematic. My ParkPre
> road race bike has the STI shifters and I absolutely love them.
>
> I suspect it is more a matter where you like to place your hands than
height. I always have my hands on the drop portion of the handlebars,
never on the cross bar. I drop one arm and the shifter is there.
Joel (knuckles dragging) W.
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