You can, but there's not much feel to get the friction shifting right. its better to get the Sturmey shifter with indexing in the right places http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sturmey-Archer-Thumb-Bar-End-Downtube-Shifters-SLS30-SLS50-/400258365309
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You can, but there's not much feel to get the friction shifting right.
its better to get the Sturmey shifter with indexing in the right places
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sturmey-Archer-Thumb-Bar-End-Downtube-Shifters-SLS30-SLS50-/400258365309