STI shifters cable routing

[Alan Braggins]

[email protected] wrote:
>There is a US bike shop that make devices to change the
>cable pull to make ergo or sti work with the enemy.

http://jtekengineering.com/shiftmate.htm
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/Shiftmate.asp
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/shiftmate.html

 

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I did this routing when I changed to sti from dt shifters.After a while
I gave up on it.It seemed to make the shifting even less reliable.I
just never knew what gear I would be in next.
Of course, in keeping with my usual policy, I used basic quality
components , some used.Maybe expensive cables work better.The extra
cable length needed for hiding under the tape is now to be seen free at
the front where it poses no problem for a bar-bag.
Dt shifters are less trouble .The only time I like sti is when it is
working well (on a good day) and I am struggling to keep my place in a
quick bunch.

 

[davek]

Alan Braggins wrote:
> That's what the http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3946
> link was there for.

Ah. Now he sees. You don't need me to tell you what to do then.

d.

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Ben Barker
('[email protected]') wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have any experience / views on the feasiility of routing
> the cable runs from STI shifters along the handlebars in the same way
> the brake cables are run rather than
> perpendicular to the shifting levers?

Yes, Signor Campagnolo has.

<URL:http://www.campagnolo.com/groupsets.php?gid=1&cid=3&pid=8>

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Alan Braggins
('[email protected]') wrote:

> MSeries wrote:
>>davek wrote:
>>> Ben Barker wrote:
>>> > Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Swap the STIs for Campags? (Sorry.)
>>
>>Downtube shifters are a better solution.
>
> Why? (Having a bike with downtube shifters and some Ergo levers waiting
> for me to fit them, and hoping I haven't made a mistake. I'm planning
> to keep the Shimano back end.

You have most definitely not made a mistake. Ergo levers are the
business.

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>,
MSeries ('[email protected]') wrote:

> Its all a matter of opinion really, I think they look better. I have
> not used Ergos so can't comment on their reliability but the simplicity
> of downtube shifters makes me think they will be more reliable. There
> is less cable, less weight.

There's no doubt that modern integrated levers are bulkier and heavier
than old style dedicated brake levers and downtube shifters. But the
bulkier hood is substantially more comfortable for my hands - and my
hands are much smaller than most people's. And being able to shift
without talking your hands off the hoods is nice. Yes, down tube levers
do look better, but a bike is a kinetic sculpture. Unless it works
beautifully, it doesn't matter how beautiful it is when static.

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Mark
Thompson ('[email protected]') wrote:

> Downtube shifters shave off a few grams and have less to go wrong -
> there's no friction mode on STI's (well, not on mine anyway) which can
> lead to a bit of faffing if the front derailleur fairy has been
> visiting.

....unless, of course, you use Campagnolo, which has a trimmable front
shifter.

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[MSeries]

Simon Brooke wrote:
> in message <[email protected]>, Alan Braggins
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
> > MSeries wrote:
> >>davek wrote:
> >>> Ben Barker wrote:
> >>> > Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Swap the STIs for Campags? (Sorry.)
> >>
> >>Downtube shifters are a better solution.
> >
> > Why? (Having a bike with downtube shifters and some Ergo levers waiting
> > for me to fit them, and hoping I haven't made a mistake. I'm planning
> > to keep the Shimano back end.
>
> You have most definitely not made a mistake. Ergo levers are the
> business.
>

Not as good as downtube shifters and separate brake levers.