Ray Homiski <wheelman@nac.net> wrote on: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:56 AM P.S.T.
> This is the first place where I have seen someone prefer the Campy Bar
> Ends over the SunTour Bar Cons. Everyone I have talked to who has used
> both would not recommend the Campy Bar Ends at all. In fact the prices of
> each seems to tell a story also. The Bar Cons are almost always more
> expensive than the Bar Ends when ever I see them for sale. I wonder what
> the rest of the forum thinks?
Ray,
As a person who has NO qualms about using Sun Tour components on his European bicycles, I prefer the Campagnolo bar ends to the Sun Tour bar cons. "New" bar cons are just fine, but I have experienced breakdowns of the ratcheting mechanism on the Sun Tours and for that reason alone Campagnolo is my shifter of choice! They are reliable, predictable and long lived.
Regards,
Jim Narlesky
San Jose, CA