Originally Posted by
imalightweight .
yes, the 600 seems like chrome, or cheep metal-like plastic, the sora is black plastic, i dont really wnt to change out TOO much, im on a young father new baby kinda budget
FYI. If you feel as though you are on a budget (
aren't most of us?) AND if you want to change the shifters for
cosmetic and/or
mechanical reasons then I suggest you consider selling the mismatched Shimano shifters, separately, which you have on eBay and then buying a pair of
10-speed CAMPAGNOLO shifters [COLOR= rgb(24, 24, 24)]....[/COLOR]
[COLOR= rgb(24, 24, 24)]The Campagnolo shifters will be immediately compatible with 8-speed Shimano drivetrains ... and, the 10-speed Campagnolo shifters will be compatible with 9-speed Shimano drivetrains by using the alternate
hubbub.com rear derailleur cable connection at 3 o'clock[/COLOR]....
Similarly, you can use a pair of 11-speed Campagnolo shifters by attaching the rear derailleur cable using Shimano's alternate rear derailleur cable attachment at 9 o'clock.
- the "newer" Campagnolo shifters use the annoying-to-me TORX (25) wrench instead of a "standard" 5mm ALLEN wrench for installation & removal
Due to a lack of demand, you can buy a pair of Campagnolo shifters for $100+ on eBay OR you can pay a huge premium over the eBay prices and buy them from an LBS or from a mail order retailer ...
- Use www.parktool.com or YouTube for installation if it isn't immediately obvious.
Possibly the ONE (?) problem with choosing Campagnolo shifters for 99% of the people who use them is that you will probably not want to use another brand thereafter unless you become a sponsored rider ...
- I certainly know at least one person who is amongst a percentage of people who feel that everything on their bike needs to be sold by the same manufacturer & be from the same group ... if you are one of those people, then swapping out all the other components to Campagnolo could certainly exceed your budget ...
- of course, there are riders who want their bikes to have the components du jour ... minimally, to have components made by the "in" manufacturer which is being hawked by the reviewers ... nothing wrong with that since under most situations THEY ARE ALL GOOD ... or, good enough ...
BTW. Shimano
600 was renamed Shimano
ULTEGRA c1998 ...
- the difference between Ultegra & Dura Ace AND Ultegra & 105 is relatively small, but the difference between Dura Ace & 105 is probably more obvious ...
- and, when you get to a jump of two-or-three group levels, then the difference is probably even more evident ... at least, cosmetically ...
- BUT, it's all good, as they say ...
- and, for most riders, the choice of group level is often a matter of ego -- "I can afford this-or-that, so why not buy it even if it is more a matter of conspicuous consumption than function or need?".
If YOU can't see the difference, then why pay the difference?
BTW2. For practical considerations, the FLIGHTDECK designation is meaningless unless you are planning on attaching a FlightDeck harness & computer head to the shifters ...
- there was possibly a moment in time to choose a FlightDeck harness & computer head if you had Shimano shifters ...
- heck, I still use MY FlightDeck computers but with "universal" harnesses because I'm not worried about most of the functions which would be easily equaled with a $20 computer head/harness made by CATEYE ...
- Cateye is the manufacturer of the Shimano FlightDeck + the obsolete Campagnolo ErgoBrain computers ...