Nice vintage bikes.
Now that I've decided to go with friction/analog bar-end shifters to match my 2x5 non-indexed drivetrain, I am trying to cut thru the fog of indexed, racheting and pure friction.
It's confusing to me: some models claim to be indexed that can be converted into friction, others are racheting claiming to a type of friction shifter, etc.
And the vendors, new and vintage: suntour, dia compe, shimano, microshift. etc.
Can anyone me me make sense of this category, e.g., can a microshift be both indexed and firction, does dia compe racheting mean friction (or indexed), etc.?