 Topic Name: Alternative thumbies
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on: March 24, 2014, 06:58:47 PM
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fotooutdoors
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« on: March 24, 2014, 06:58:47 PM » |
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Since Paul thumbies are so popular among the bike packing set, I thought I would give you all a heads-up about a much cheaper alternative I recently discovered. Suntour has some thumb shifters that are $24 each (front and rear sold separately), or even less...universal cycles has then for $18.
Downside is that they are index only for the rear. However, As a bonus, you can pull off the shifters, and use the mounting bracket with shimano bar ends if that is your preference.
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Topic Name: Alternative thumbies
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Reply #1 on: April 04, 2014, 08:19:38 PM
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Damnitman
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2014, 08:19:38 PM » |
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...the Velo Orange thumbies are pretty a'ight too...
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Topic Name: Alternative thumbies
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Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 11:53:37 AM
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bikeny
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 11:53:37 AM » |
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Just tried to find these and could not. Turns out the company is Sunrace, not Suntour!
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Topic Name: Alternative thumbies
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Reply #3 on: April 07, 2014, 07:19:25 PM
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fotooutdoors
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2014, 07:19:25 PM » |
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Whoops! My bad. Yes, it is sunrace. Suntour made thumbies back in the day, but has dropped off the face of mainstream bike parts, though they still produce a bunch of parts that go on lower end bikes.
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Topic Name: Alternative thumbies
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Reply #4 on: April 07, 2014, 09:49:47 PM
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unitdrop_forge
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2014, 09:49:47 PM » |
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In the middle of the spectrum, I found the Interloc Racing Design XC-pro thumb shifters. $129 for a pair at Universal Cycles. They have an amazing feel, but the actual reason I bought them was that they used a hinged clamp to attach to the bars. Means you can run all the weird, alternative bars your little heart desires!
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