A pro racer, now fallen from grace, raced that set up prior to sponsorship and commitment to riding a full STI component group. He preferred free trim of the FD cage (Ergo does win that comparison) and the ability to gear for an event or one's riding, not the limitations of the preset trim architecture of the group. Our event was an example of how cookie cutter gearing choices didn't fit the bill. I may even have a photo of him riding the Sunday morning criterium event of the stage race my shop promoted.
A hill climb time trial, a mountainous road race, and a criterium all on one bike. While racing may not be of interest or concern for many, I thought that when go-fast bikes (and their riders) were made for this kind of stuff they were more comely than the four-or five digit-priced, overly specialized, narrow use offerings defining the market now. I imagined Eddy Merckx heading out with a couple pieces of cobbler wrapped in paper shoved in his jersey pockets, bouncing along the cobbles of Belgium, floating slightly off the saddle with his pedaling effort, on a smooth and comfortable ride that he would keep up all day as a result. If a mix of controls seems agreeable to you, built it and ride it! I had a tough time on the unmatched hoods of Ergo/STI and a standard brake lever. Symmetry in my hands cut the mental noise on long rides, tangibly saving energy so I went to all bar ends. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, March 9, 2014 9:52:14 PM UTC-4, ted wrote: > > At the risk of stating the obvious, if you like brifters for your rear > derailer but not the front, you can always put a down tube or bar end > shifter on the left and just use the brifter for the rear mech. > > On Sunday, March 9, 2014 12:07:10 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> it's not against the grain, or it shouldnt be. rivendell displays the >> roadeo with brifters. its fine and they work great. if thats what you >> like, then you should run it. the funkiness with shimano brifters for me >> is always in front. its a bummer when your favorite shifter forces you to >> buy a new crankset, bb, chain, cassette, and both derailers. hopefully >> you'll find a combo that works for you that is not that involved. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
