Originally Posted by
edwardsmarkf
OneClick: are you saying my idea will not work? you did present two excellent options for sure and i will consider them,
my hope to have the really slick convenient shifters if that is possible, even if i spend a bit of $$$ ("not so dear" - guessing that means 'cheaper'??😁 )
Correct. The url you posted will not work. It is for a 10speed rear derailleur and indexed for that.
You need a friction shifter of some type.
If you want the modern brake shifter combo the Gevenalle linked above is probably your shifter.
I watched a review and it can be switched to friction shifter mode- and that’s the only reason it would work for you. I know hardly anything about road bikes, but I think friction shifting brifters are rare.
My wife has an old Schwinn with stem shifters. They work fine. She now rides a better bike so eventually I might steal the parts off that bike to build something else.
RandyJawa and 3alarmer are setting you straight.