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04-21-20, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Salamandrine

That's what I'm wondering. I heard this a couple years back as a reference to downtube shifters. Historically it was more likely to refer to the old rod shifted front derailleurs.

If letting go of your handlebars for a second to shift is akin to suicide, it's time to work on your bike handling...

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...rs-really.html

I guess this is the original "suicide shifter", wondering if this is what the op is referring to?

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