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Nobody seems to have mentioned that an 8-speed indexed bar end shifter won't work with a 6-speed cassette because the sprocket spacing is different. If you switch to friction mode, you won't have a bunch of slack cable because the total cable pull for 8-speed is about the same as the total for 6-speed. The excess should be at the low gear end of the lever travel, so that the cable doesn't go completely slack in top gear.