Interesting discussion. I speak as usual in completer and utter (or at least, considerable) ignorance since I've never used Brifters; the only modern indexed shifting I've used was on a circa 2000 LX level mtb. The 7-sp-era XT mtb indexed thumbshifters annoyed me to no end because I could never (on several bikes) get them dialed in to shift anywhere near as flawlessly as the dt Sante 7-sp Uniglide system on my 1989 Falcon -- this remains for me the benchmark for precision indexed shifting, which shows you the limitations of my knowledge; but it was "snick-snick-snick" perfect. The 10-year-newer LX stuff, on a rented mtb used for a summer junket to Aspen, performed beautifully if aseptically -- at 11,000 feet, in oxygen debt, barely conscious, shove right or left lever and things happened as they were meant to happen.
Still, the 10 sp Am Classic 11-23 and 12-27 cassettes on my Curt Custom shifted O! so smoothly and nicely! with Mavic branded, Simplex designed retrofriction downtubers. But of course this is all academic since I now have reached the ultimate and true indexing which requires flipping the wheel in the dropouts. On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 28, 4:32 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The R doesn't have dt shifter braze ons -- perhaps that is why they will > be > > fussy > > precisely! > > > That little detail apart, I think dt shifters would be the cat's > > pajamas or meow or whatever you like. > > dt shifters are great. I use them on a couple bikes. love 'em, > honestly. but personally, on a bike that will be used for quasi- > racing/amateur racing, i prefer brifters. campy in particular. being > able to shift without taking a hand of the bars is a beautiful thing, > especially in a break. or in a sprint. or when climbing. > > and as much as i love my DA dt shifters, my Campy 10, when completely > dialed-in, is just the nuts. lightning fast shifts and super quiet > drivetrain. just thinking about it makes me want to go for a rippin' > ride . .. and i would too if it wasn't still freakin' below freezing > in my 'hood. another roller session tonight. ugh. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
