Downtube/Stem Mount Friction Shifter to Brifter Adapter

Adapt vintage style bike downtube or stem mount friction shifters to your brake lever to make Friction Brifters
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Allows you to adapt friction shifters from vintage bikes to attach onto brake levers to create your own friction brifters, similar to Gevenalle brifters.

I created a youtube video that explains the installation and process of installing them: 

These were designed to be printed in TPU/TPE which has very strong layer adhesion. 64D or harder TPU/TPE is recommended.

You'll need tree supports.

I used these simple downtube cable stops since they had a very easy to print geometry: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5184346

But there are others out there that allow you to add an inline cable tension adjuster.

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

Differences of the remix compared to the original

Changed the geometry to work better when printed in TPU, along with a model that works with stem mounted friction shifters.

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