What are brifters?
03-30-08, 07:26 PM
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What are brifters?
What the title says.
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03-30-08, 07:28 PM
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"Brifter" is a concatenation of "brake-shifter" lever.
Edit: (Wow, a three-way tie in responses . . . I don't know if I've ever seen that before.)
Edit: (Wow, a three-way tie in responses . . . I don't know if I've ever seen that before.)
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03-30-08, 08:31 PM
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I hate the word. It's dicky. 
Everyone knows what 'levers' do, and those that don't definitely wouldn't know what 'brifters' are. Shimano, Campag or Sram don't use the word...
Everyone knows what 'levers' do, and those that don't definitely wouldn't know what 'brifters' are. Shimano, Campag or Sram don't use the word...
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Bifters is a made up work found mainly here on BF. It's sort of like the made up words they try to make you use at Starbucks when ordering.
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bar end shifters... who am I kidding, the is road cycling.
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I hate the word. I'm boycotting the forum unless it's renamed.
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It looks like Shimano calls their STI stuff "dual action control levers" without trademarking the phrase. Do you like that better?
I'm boycotting the forum until someone precisely defines what's early and what's not. I'd also like to see clarification as to whether 7-speed controls produced after the introduction of 10-speed still qualify.
I'm boycotting the forum until someone precisely defines what's early and what's not. I'd also like to see clarification as to whether 7-speed controls produced after the introduction of 10-speed still qualify.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimano_Total_Integration
Shimano Total Integration (STI) is a gearshift system designed by Shimano for racing bicycles. It combines the braking and gear shifting controls into the same component. This allows shifting gears without having to remove a hand from the bars, unlike previous down tube shifting systems. This component is usually referred to as a "shifter" or "dual-control levers", or occasionally "brifters".
In 1990, Shimano introduced their STI shifting levers for road bicycles, which completely integrated the brake lever and shifter.
In 1992, the other major global producer in bicycle components, Campagnolo, collaborated with the Sachs company to produce their ErgoPower system...
Shimano Total Integration (STI) is a gearshift system designed by Shimano for racing bicycles. It combines the braking and gear shifting controls into the same component. This allows shifting gears without having to remove a hand from the bars, unlike previous down tube shifting systems. This component is usually referred to as a "shifter" or "dual-control levers", or occasionally "brifters".
In 1990, Shimano introduced their STI shifting levers for road bicycles, which completely integrated the brake lever and shifter.
In 1992, the other major global producer in bicycle components, Campagnolo, collaborated with the Sachs company to produce their ErgoPower system...
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It looks like Shimano calls their STI stuff "dual action control levers" without trademarking the phrase. Do you like that better?
I'm boycotting the forum until someone precisely defines what's early and what's not. I'd also like to see clarification as to whether 7-speed controls produced after the introduction of 10-speed still qualify.
I'm boycotting the forum until someone precisely defines what's early and what's not. I'd also like to see clarification as to whether 7-speed controls produced after the introduction of 10-speed still qualify.
No?
And am I the only one who thinks of 1950's doo wop groups when I hear about the brifters?
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Brifter - definition: a brake lever with better things to do.
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