Originally Posted by CAMPYBOB .
Fyi, the one thing I noticed about the 11spd in the first couple of weeks was a little more barrel tweaking as the cables stretch out.
Weird...my 11-speed has required zero tweaking and the Campy wires have not stretched a MM as far as I can tell (2K'ish miles from new). I was warned that the 11-speed was a bit more noisey and finicky to keep set up properly than the 10-speed stuff, but I have not found this to be true.
[COLOR= #0000ff]Out of the shop it was smooth as silk and I was very excited about the performance but each day brought more and more sloppy shifting. Each succesive barrel adjustment has taken longer to be required but I remember running my 7800 for months at a time w/o a single adjustment. First week I needed 2 tweaks, second and third weeks one tweak, fourth week seems to be taking hold.[/COLOR]
However once settled in, it shifts better, faster, and smoother than any groupset or component mishmash I've run in he last 3 decades,
I put it equal to my two 10-speed Campy bikes with perhaps just a bit more 'notchy' shift actuation. The thumb button requires a bit more pressure to actuate and the return is a bit slower than my 10-speed stuff. I'm guessing it's due to stronger springs (or deeper detents?) as it should be fully broken in by now.
[COLOR= #0000ff]I think my Athena 11 shifters, although the older 2010 Ultra Shift model, differ from the Chorus/Record/Super-Record brifters. One reviewer indicated they felt more "plasticky" than the higher end parts. I have no frame of reference but I don't doubt it - there is a significantly different feel to the current gen 105, Ultegra, and Dura-Ace shifters, with the DA being a significant step above, at least as far as "feel" (think slamming a Mercedes door shut vs. an old Chevy). Accordingly my next upgrade will be right to a set of Record shifters, not a new RD as many folks seem to choose for their first component upgrade. Unfortunately for OP, he's got nowhere left to go /img/vbsmilies/smilies/biggrin.gif[/COLOR]
and the dual pivots stop on a dime in the wet and don't leave an abundance of residue on my rims.
True that! After coming off a Chorus single-pivot rear bike, the reborn double-pivot brakes actually...BRAKE! Good stuff.
[COLOR= #0000ff]My group came with dual pivot front and rear. Initially I was a little dissapointed as the single pivot rear looks beautiful, and coming from the motorcycle world we know the front break does the lion share anyway. However I will probably stick with the dulies front and rear for the forseeable future.[/COLOR]
I was riding with a friend the other afternoon. He has a nice Cannondale with SRAM Force/Hollowtech/compact rings. My Gawd, what a noisey shifting rig that is. And every time we hit a steep climb I was already geared down 2 or 3 and climbing hard while he was still fishing around. Probably too much fiberglass in crank arms.
[COLOR= #0000ff]Ultra-shift baby![/COLOR]