Triple Dura-Ace or Ultegra

[SJCzar]

My current bike has an Ultegra triple. I have never had the chain drop. It also has never needed anything more than a minor adjustment every now and then.

My new bike (frame's in - waiting for it to be built) is going to have a Dura Ace triple. I've only test rode the DA double, so I don't know how the triple will compare. After being used to having the extra gears of the triple I just wasn't ready to go with the double.

[Batbike]

105 vs. ultegra ... really can't answer if one is better than the other in triple, except I have had both, with 105 in triple and ultegra in double. chain drop can be a problem in a triple, no matter what level, because of the nature of a triple -- not as smooth and quick as a double. have you looked at HOW you are shifting ... sometimes that is more the problem than the triple itself.

triple seems to come in Shimano and FSA ... the trend in newly spec'd triples seems to be 50x39x30 gearing with a 11-23 or 12-27 in rear cassette -- that seems like really good gearing if you want a lot low gears on a triple. not sure how all that works out compared to a compact 50x34 or 36 or a traditional triple of 52x42x30, but does give you more options.

[Starfish]

I am not experienced with many types of bikes or groups, so take this for what it's worth. But...

I have had a triple 105 for the past four years, and I really do not have troubles shifting. Nor do I feel like I have to take my bike in to the shop a lot. I ride a lot of hills, both grades and intermittent hills, and for whatever reason, I just don't have trouble with chain drop or missed shifts very often.

I think, for me, it has come down to *how* I shift, such as when I ease off the pressure momentarily, or anticipating which chainring I need heading into the hill. I almost never change chainrings mid-hill.

Anyhow, my 105 triple seems to work well for me. But then, I may not know what I'm missing!