At last! A quality friction gear lever set for flat and comfort bars ...

Posted by: George Johnson on 17 May 2015

If you have a great road frame with down tube friction gear shifting levers, then till recently you had a problem moving the gears to to handle-bar.

Finally IRD have come up with a less than cheap, though nicely made , solution:

http://store.interlocracing.co...umb-shifter-set.html

You will need a pair of these:

http://www.totalcycling.com/en...--Alloy/m-18936.aspx

and some skill or a friendly Local Bike Shop to fit, but for us older people it solves a problem of trying to keep riding our favourite bikes of thirty odd years ...

ATB from George

Posted on: 17 May 2015 by George Johnson

I am on down-tube Campagnolo "C" Record shifters on the Carlton, but only for another month or two!

ATB from George

Posted on: 17 May 2015 by winkyincanada

Originally Posted by George Johnson:

If you have a great road frame with down tube friction gear shifting levers, then till recently you had a problem moving the gears to to handle-bar.

Finally IRD have come up with a less than cheap, though nicely made , solution:

http://store.interlocracing.co...umb-shifter-set.html

You will need a pair of these:

http://www.totalcycling.com/en...--Alloy/m-18936.aspx

and some skill or a friendly Local Bike Shop to fit, but for us older people it solves a problem of trying to keep riding our favourite bikes of thirty odd years ...

ATB from George

Christ, George. Older people? I'm the same age as you ffs.

Posted on: 17 May 2015 by George Johnson

Dear Winki,

If we expect three score years and ten, then being over fifty makes a person old!

ATB from George

Posted on: 18 May 2015 by Morton

Mid fifties old? I don't think so.

What do you call people in their mid eighties?

Posted on: 18 May 2015 by Clay Bingham

Originally Posted by Morton:

Mid fifties old? I don't think so.

What do you call people in their mid eighties?

VERY OLD!

Posted on: 18 May 2015 by George Johnson

That made me smile!

ATB from George