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July 17th, 2009

Versa IGH Brifter

The Versa from Sussex Enterprises is a new drop bar STI-style brifter that’s fully compatible with Shimano Alfine and Nexus 8-speed internal gear hubs. We don’t have prices yet, but they should be available soon.

Sussex Enterprises →

[Hat tip to Rick Steele for the link. —ed.]

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9 Responses to “Versa IGH Brifter”

DL Byron says:

Is that the same one from Dynamic Bicycles? Shifting reversed?

Posted on July 17th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Jeff says:

I saw that coming (didn’t you?) and I applaud it.

Posted on July 18th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Alan says:

@DL

It must be – it looks identical.

Posted on July 18th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Daniel says:

Are these the guys that build a lot of those chainless drivetrain bikes?

Posted on July 18th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Alan says:

@Daniel

Yup.

Posted on July 18th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Seth Vidal says:

Soma has these in their webstore. Looks like the price is pretty steep – $250 for the pair.

I think I’d rather get the jtek and a normal pair of brake levers.

Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Simon N says:

Has anyone given these a good test yet? Love IGHs, love drop bars, hate lousy shifting.

Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Alan says:

@Simon

These are just now coming available; haven’t seen any hands-on reports yet.

Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Simon N says:

@Alan

More or less what I thought. Will let you know if I see anything. Am interested in the performance of the Jtek bar end shifter also, but have to say that until someone makes a brake-only lever for drop bars with a comfortable hood hand position (think old dura-ace), I don’t think it would be my preferred option.

Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 8:25 pm

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