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A 44cm Ritchey Biomax bar, RetroShift (Tektro) brake levers w/ Shimano SL-BS79 10sp indexed bar end shifters, Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 700x40 tires. The shifters are set up that thumb pressure shifts to a lower gear ratio and finger pressure shifts to a higher gear, same for front and rear. I am really liking the feel of the shifters set up like this. The rear is fully indexed (10 speeds) and the front is basically in friction mode, although it does have a detent for the middle ring. I have since adjusted the FD shifter so that it sits out at about 45* in the small ring, straight down in middle ring and about 45* inward in the big ring. The RD shifter is shown in the big cog position and by 4th gear is pointing downward and swings all the way inward in 10th. One other thing I like with the shifters, is the lever position functions as a gear indicator. To keep the shifters and brakes working well with time, I ran full length Gore RideOn sealed cables.   (3/16)

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