Many posts orient the cable head at the post so unless if you have a tiny clamp-on end, that's reliable, the shifter hack really limits the choice of posts.
I have a hacked Shimano front shifter (from an old 3x9 set) and its ergonomic (and as you note it was free) but it doesn't work with many posts that have come across my desk as I have yet to find a reliable bolt-on cable end.
For example it doesn't work with my Highline, the Kite or the TRS+. It does work with the X-Fusion Manic and Race Face Aeffect.
Feb. 13, 2018, 8:56 p.m. - Andrew Major
Many posts orient the cable head at the post so unless if you have a tiny clamp-on end, that's reliable, the shifter hack really limits the choice of posts. I have a hacked Shimano front shifter (from an old 3x9 set) and its ergonomic (and as you note it was free) but it doesn't work with many posts that have come across my desk as I have yet to find a reliable bolt-on cable end. For example it doesn't work with my Highline, the Kite or the TRS+. It does work with the X-Fusion Manic and Race Face Aeffect.