Road Bike Shifters - JP Fitness Forums

Ogedei · 08-25-2006, 08:53 AM

What kind does everyone have and what does everyone prefer?

The current frame has downtube shifters on it.

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ODB · 08-25-2006, 09:50 AM

I'm old school. I have downtube shifters that work just fine. If I got a new bike I'd want the brake shifters but I don't think changing the old ones is worth it.

bmph8ter · 08-25-2006, 10:32 AM

Shimano brifters (Ultegra) here, and that's what I prefer. I've ridden the Campy Ergos a few times, but the hoods are uncomfortable to me...

Kaiser · 08-25-2006, 12:09 PM

Same as bmp. Love 'em - no problems.

Dogmama · 08-25-2006, 08:42 PM

I love my Campy's because you can shift through several gears at once. Plus, if something breaks, like a spring, you replace the spring. With Shimano, you replace the entire mechanism. Or so I'm told by my LBS

bmph8ter · 08-25-2006, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dogmama

I love my Campy's because you can shift through several gears at once.

That's why I dig Campy. If the were shaped different, that's what I would ride. I just can't get comfy on their hoods.

FishrCutB8 · 08-27-2006, 06:09 AM

But you pay up front for that with Campy, too. I ride Shimano Ultegra and they rock.

Dogmama · 08-28-2006, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FishrCutB8

But you pay up front for that with Campy, too. I ride Shimano Ultegra and they rock.

Yeah, they are $$$. But, I've got over 50,000 miles on my original Campy equipment and the only thing I've replaced is the aforementioned spring in the shifter.

bmph8ter · 08-29-2006, 07:49 AM

Not too shabby. How about a close guess as to how long you've had it? I personally can't keep anything that long. Silly and I have talked about getting rid of my 'new' Orca (5-600 miles) just so I can get one of the '07s.

Kaiser · 08-29-2006, 11:30 AM

I was talking to my LBS guy on one of our group rides about taking my Trek to be my beater bike and getting a new road ride before carbon fiber prices go through the roof. He told me to not even consider it until I had 10,000 miles on this frame. I've got 5,000 right now.

emartin10 · 08-29-2006, 02:19 PM

I just read an article in Bicycling Mag about carbon fiber prices sky-rocketing due to Boeing's new planes being made primarily out of carbon fiber. Aaron, Sarah, or K, have you guys read/heard anything about that? Is that what you're talking about K?

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Dogmama · 08-29-2006, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bmph8ter

Not too shabby. How about a close guess as to how long you've had it? I personally can't keep anything that long. Silly and I have talked about getting rid of my 'new' Orca (5-600 miles) just so I can get one of the '07s.

I've had the bike ten years. It is custom, so I have no reason to get rid of it - except that I have the hots for an Orbea.

bmph8ter · 09-01-2006, 04:15 PM

Orbea's are super tight. Not that I'm biased or anything.

canuckguy · 09-11-2006, 03:37 PM

I'm using Shimano too, but 105's - one step down from Ultegra. They're fine for the amount and type of riding I do.

RE: Campy vs. Shimano. I won't argue whether one is better than the other, but if something does break, I can find a Shimano replacement in just about any LBS in North America. Don't know if that's true for Campy.

Oh, and I can downshift 3 cogs at a time with my set-up, but have to upshift 1 at a time (or is it the other way around

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FishrCutB8 · 09-11-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by emartin10

I just read an article in Bicycling Mag about carbon fiber prices sky-rocketing due to Boeing's new planes being made primarily out of carbon fiber. Aaron, Sarah, or K, have you guys read/heard anything about that? Is that what you're talking about K?

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I read that as well....