Shimano bar end question

Posted on Fri 19th, April 2013

• #1

yourebarred

Hi there.
I have a Shimano Arabesque groupset which I plan to use on a tourer. I like the idea of bar end shifters. The guys at Rivendell reckon that as the Arabesque downtube shifters are clamp on, they won't work with their excellent looking bar end pods. Do you think a set of Dura-Ace bar end shifters would work? Running 6 speed cassette most likely.
This all obviously relates to gears, and this forum is supposedly SS, but it's for a tourer, so OK?!
Cheers
• #2

edscoble

Any friction shift bar-end will be fine, like this old Suntour;
• #3

3speed_abbots

6speed cassette will need friction but if you use 7 you can use Shimano indexed bar-ends, if that's your bag.
• #4

yourebarred

Thanks for your help folks.

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