Ultegra vs Dura Ace article

[bikerchic]

....to the darkside and bring up the whole Campy vs. Shimano debate?

Oh well I tend to live dangerously so here is an informative article on that debate:

http://www.biketechreview.com/review...mpy-vs-shimano

[Seajay]

Electronic DuraAce does away with the shifter throw issue. Perfect shifts with small hands. No lever throw at all.

[Artista]

Electronic DuraAce does away with the shifter throw issue. Perfect shifts with small hands. No lever throw at all.

This may be one of those really stupid questions, but are electronic DuraAce shifters compatible with new 105 components?

[aicabsolut]

I think you need to have the whole Di2 grouppo to have it work. I've heard there's going to be an Ultegra level electronic group coming out eventually.

As for new Ultegra (6700), I find the inner lever a bit "mushy" feeling compared to old Shimano, but I don't think the lever throw is any more difficult than DA 7800. I had a really hard time with older 105 (I'll admit that the newer black colored 105 is a little bit easier).

As for functionality, Ultegra 6700 is much closer to DA 7900 than older Shimano groups were to each other.

I think the best way to get around lever throw issues for small or weak hands is to go with SRAM, but I don't know what Campy is like these days.

[zoom-zoom]

I think the best way to get around lever throw issues for small or weak hands is to go with SRAM, but I don't know what Campy is like these days.

I went from 105 to Rival and I will never go back to Shimano. I don't think I even have particularly small hands, for a female...but even with the short-reach shifters I always felt like shifting was a challenge. Plus they never seemed all that intuitive. I don't have to think about what I'm doing with SRAM.

[OakLeaf]

I'd be afraid to switch, I don't know that I'd ever get it right! Kind of like why I've been on Macs since 1989.

To me, Shimano is intuitive: big lever, bigger cog; small paddle, smaller cog.

[zoom-zoom]

I'd be afraid to switch, I don't know that I'd ever get it right! Kind of like why I've been on Macs since 1989.

I'm a Apple/Mac girl, too (since 3rd grade...I guess around 82--my only experiences with PCs have not been positive, so I stuck with what worked)...though Verizon got the Mac deal a few weeks after I got my Droid and I find that I really like it. Not sure I will go iPhone even when I'm eligible for a replacement.

But if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If I'd loved my Shimano group I'd have probably gone out of my way to stay with that system. That flashy orange bike spoke to me and I'm glad it did!

[Miranda]

Dang...

I gotta process that when I'm not so tired from work lol... extensive article even for a gear-geek-gal lol. Thanks for digging it up.

In short, I just know that it's lighter, supose to be smoother, perform better... and oh yea, the price tag diff = alot+$. I'd like to have DA for the lightness = less fatique, just the cash aspect to consider.

I didn't like SRAM either. I thought it was rough compared to Shimano. And the diff in how it shifter just weirded me out lol. Guess I'm a Shimano girl at heart. Campy idk about, but mix the pot if you will. Oh... even tho my hands are thin, I wear a man's size small gloves due to long fingers... still use the short reach shifters... work ok for me.