Retroshift Updates

Last season Retroshift went from great idea to crowdsourced product to viable shifter line, with demand outpacing production abilities throughout the year. I’ve been a fan of thumbshifters for a long time and have been known to buy NOS Suntour versions off of eBay when in need — I was pretty excited to see the Retroshift when it first came out, but remained skeptical of the ergonomics. This isn’t a full review, but I can report that I’ve been running a 2 x 10 set on a commuter cyclocross build for a few months now and have fallen in love with this unorthodox top-mount placement with a full write-up coming soon. For 2013 the right side (rear shifter, for single front ring setups) Retroshift mounts are available in a number of new colors, and with full compatibility with most downtube and bar end shifters. At NAHBS the Retroshift booth had both older Campagnolo and Sturmey Archer 3-speedshifters on display as shown, giving another option to people using internally geared hubs and dropbars. While the Retroshift is pretty damage resistant (certainly more than combined shift/brake levers) no matter what sort of crash damage you may do to the brake lever or Retroshift mount, for $25 the team with have you back up and running within days. These are meant to be ridden hard and put away wet and work next time. Get a front and rear set complete with shift levers for $190, or one with the right side shifter only for $140. See more at www.retroshift.com