Re: Velomobile Digest, Vol 47, Issue 8

The two paddle (Sora - I think) Shimano flat bar roadbike shifters are ver good for controlling a 9 speed
block on the rear (as you rightly suggest).
Use them all the time on the VK2 which has stupidly small t-bar tiller handlebars ( of my own construction)
The front shifter is not so good however, requiring large amounts of thumb travel and pressure and genrally
being pretty rubbish. (I have tried every combination of narrower b/b, and different trim settings to
alleviate this until I finally got bored and gave up.)
Currently using an SRAM twister since it can be trimmed better (no room for a bar-ender) and it can be gripped
around the larger diameter edge - but the rubber coating on this does have a tendency to fragment after a
year or so of constant use). there is also a cheap 'half pipe' grip (available from chain reaction last time
I checked)which has a full handwidth of grip available to grab and this has been ok since it removes the
normal 'only thumb and forefinger grip' issues. (I've used this on a couple of bike set-ups where the bars
are wide enough ).
It's also preferred shifter of choice for those with small hands.

 hope these musings help

Peter 

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