Coolwall - Thumbshifters

[tintin40]

If any component captured retro and is accepted across the board it would have to be thumbies, cool

So correct. (fav XC Pro )

 

[Dr S]

sure this should be a question of how cool they are, not if they are cool or not.

Cooler than Steve McQueen bathing in liquid Nitrogen IMO

 

[dyna-ti]

If any component captured retro and is accepted across the board it would have to be thumbies, cool

Totally correct.
And put so well

 

[legrandefromage]

cooler than my fridge cooled underwear.

 

[Easy_Rider]

If any component captured retro and is accepted across the board it would have to be thumbies, cool

Agree but too many people use them to be cool

 

[TheGreenRabbit]

A defining peice of Retro Bike kit, COOL

 

[Blackadder]

So cool it has frozen my giblets....Find they are a joy to use and easy to set up and they look the danglers, love em this has to be a white wash for coolness

 

[stevek]

No question in my mind. COOL.

 

[mechagouki]

This might not take long to decide.

I think some qualification is necessary:

Deore XT 7/8s - coolest thumbies made - perfect combination of form function.

XC-Pro - XT's skinny slightly flaky younger brother - cool, but you wouldn't leave them alone with your wife.

Deore (often erroneously called 'DX') thumbies - cool in function, held back from total coolness by cheap rust-prone pressed steel mounts.

All cheap, mainly plastic, Shimano or no-name thumbies - slightly cool because they actually work better than all cheap plastic gripshift/rapidfire clones.

Paul & D-A/Ultegra combo - cool in function, but always seem like an (expensive) bodge to me - obviously your only choice for 9/10 speed drivetrains (not retro anyhow) - unless you are happy running friction.

 

[onza100]

Very cool and for me not yet bettered