Originally Posted by
Classtime
A 9 year old, friction shifting, a triple, on an IM, is awesome.
I offered to put some Microshift brifters on for her, and she said "no I want to learn to do it the right way!"
In fairness it's only the front derailleur that is friction. By 87 the 105 rear derailleur/shifter combo was index and works pretty well still.
It's really fun riding with her. She was born in Vermont so these hills just seem normal to her-- no whining, (unlike my flatlander friends when they come to visit....!)