brifters??

Tarckives Bikes
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i have a old schwinn aluminum 564 with downtube shifters and a 7 speed hub in the back. i want to upgrade to brifters, but i have read that brifters are not made for 7 speed cassettes (is this true??). i do realize that i will have to get downtube cable stops, but what are my options in terms of the levers?

also a side question… i have a really old 70’s schwinn traveller i want to build up as a very light touring rig… it does not have downtube bosses or cable routing for gears, it originally had stem shifters. my question is what would i have to do to put either brifters or bar end shifters on this frame? in b4 dont waste money on shitty frame

2

shimano sora has 7x2. you’ll probably have to buy used, and they can easily run around 150 for the pair.

3

oh yes alrite, are all soras 7x2 because i found a set
or do i have to ask the guy to specify?

4

soras can be 7 8 or 9 and 2 or 3 for the front

5

Yes, you’ll have to ask. New Sora is 8 speed, but it should actually probably work decently well.

6

so you’re saying that even if its an 8speed shifter it should work well on a 7speed cassette?

7

You could try the 8 speed and Sheldon’s alternate cable routing trick.

8

I have some 7 sp Sora brifters collecting dust. here. PM me if you want them for the cost of shipping.