Until the 1980s, high performance bicycles used friction shifting. To oversimplify this technology, there are no clicks in the shifter, and you just move it until the chain goes into the correct ...

[Rich]’s shifter is actually a friction shifter. Instead of ‘clicking’ into position, this type moves the derailleur gradually. It’s much more tolerant of slight misalignment, and most ...

[Rich]’s shifter is actually a friction shifter. Instead of ‘clicking’ into position, this type moves the derailleur gradually. It’s much more tolerant of slight misalignment, and most ...