Bob Oast wrote:
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> I used bar end shifters for a few years during winter training, along with
> aero brake cables, and ran both under the bar tape for the full length of the
> bar. The shifter cable is stiffer and harder to bend, and was hard to tape
> down. (snip)
The early shift housing and cable wasn't stiff. Only the post CR timeline Shimano and Campagnolo is stiff and hard to bend.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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