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Sram Apex don't have downtube shifter, and have a different pull ratio to Shimano.
More in point, this isn't a performance bike, I'm not going to race in it, so I don't see the point of needing to get STIs to change gears as quickly as possible, I lose what? 0.5 second reaching down to shift?
"Brifter" (I hated that term) may be fantastic, but it'll be more complicated than a simple downtube shifter set-up, especially with non-aero brake levers that you can easily removed the cable without taking it out of the housing, it's much easier to maintain and look after in the long run.
The price is a big factor beside availabilities .
A couple of years ago, I mentioned that I and my dad is going to ride in the Pyrenees soon, now this is set in stone for late summer 2013; The Raid Pyrénéen's 710km randonneur in under 100 hours before his 60th.
I'd says it's perfect timing, especially when he mentioned this before I put down the deposit.