Originally Posted by
phughes
One reason I love the friction shifting setup on my touring bike. One long flip of the shifter and I'm all the way From the smallest to the largest cog.
I have Gevenalle shifters on three bikes and use 10-speed Shimano bar-end or downtube levers as the rear shifters. These are indexed but also allow a full sweep of the cassette with one push. Best of both worlds.