to repeat this), I installed the Dura-Ace bar-end shifters, ran the cables, added the Ultegra derailleurs, and wrapped up the mess with electrical tape and the old Pinarello bar tape sitting on the bench.
I then added waterbottle cages, lights and took the bike out for a spin in the dark. Bar-end shifters
worked okay, but all the hand-motion and levering/tuning really stink compared to the brifter solutions of the current day. Had some weird scraping sounds, not sure if it was discs or new drivetrain, but it worked well enough to do the morning ride (slow group) up Tunnel, down Redwood and back Pinehurst to tunnel.
The bike rode quite well, pictured above after the ride, though the shifting was a bit off by the end (stretching cable?) and the brake action was really nice and subtle when going downhill. The bar-ends do not encourage lots of shifting, so I felt really inefficient riding sometimes, finding myself standing a lot to avoid shifting. I'll be saving my pennies for a shimano mechanical + hydraulic brifter set, maybe Di2...
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