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Peter Headland
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> No you don't. There's no need to switch the brifter and get involved with tape and cables. The
> triple brifter will work fine with a double setup.
Which is what I was trying to say, but the Pom misinterpreted. I cited the other Shimano groups as
proof that a "triple" brifter is fine for a double, not to suggest that USPS doesn't use D-A.
FWIW, I'm guessing that a sponsored team would just replace all the chains after a stage like last
year's Angliru, and splitting the chain makes changing the FD easy. Any pro mechanic knows the right
chain lengths for the bikes he/she works on (and keeps a few pre-cut chains at hand), so there is no
fiddling around measuring on the bike.
> triple brifter will work fine with a double setup.
Which is what I was trying to say, but the Pom misinterpreted. I cited the other Shimano groups as
proof that a "triple" brifter is fine for a double, not to suggest that USPS doesn't use D-A.
FWIW, I'm guessing that a sponsored team would just replace all the chains after a stage like last
year's Angliru, and splitting the chain makes changing the FD easy. Any pro mechanic knows the right
chain lengths for the bikes he/she works on (and keeps a few pre-cut chains at hand), so there is no
fiddling around measuring on the bike.