In a message dated 1/16/2003 7:05:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jswan@optonline.net writes:
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> Does anybody remember them being referred to as "sneaky petes"? Around
> here that was pretty common.
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> Jamie Swan - Northport, Long Island, New York
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That's a new one, butmy first exposure was in 1969 when they were called 'pinky shifters'- yes, it did refer to the right one as well as the left.
As far as installation, many of us bar-end shifter users routinely lope a cm or two off the bar for a more natural grasp and reach
Larry Black
Mt Airy, Md
http://www.bike123.com