Originally Posted by
SuperLJ
This marks my once again stepping into the flame wars of bar control preferences (oh yes they have raged hot before this!) but, nope, not buying it:
I have used one pair of these Shimano coil-spring bar controls after i sold off a pair of (useless) Campagnolo bar-end controls and wanted something more stylish than Suntours on a Holdsworth Touring bike.
Color me not impressed. Not anywhere near as nice as Simplex Retrofriction down tube levers, which I have used on several bikes.
Better than the Campys, true, but it's a very low bar, and finally settled on the good old chunky-looking SunTours. I just enjoy their reliable function (ratcheting, yes, and a fine ratchet it is!) if not their elegance.