gplama said:I reckon they'd be handy if you've bent the **** out of a fd or rd in a ride, or race.. But if if you've dinged your bike that hard, its time to limp home.... I also find after a few shifts the barrel goes back to its original position. I did away with them on the race bike (DA7900 jobbie) and had no problems, yet.
The brake pull with Ultegra 6700 and older calipers is all gobbledock - they work just as well with my 6700 lever / 7800 brake caliper config.
First ride this morn, the 6700 takes a bit more umph to shift than the 7800... change clicks are a little rougher. But actual chain shifting is just as good as anything. The differences I think are due to the levers having less weight in them (no gear housing in the moving bit). All made up for by better brake lever feel/control. Same story when I went DA7900.
7800 has to be the best Shimano shiite out there, but I'm done with coat hanger cables and big-dong brake levers.
I should do a blog about this ****. My DuraAce pedal review gets more hits than anything on my blog. Bllooogggggg.
I dig the Dura Ace pedals (I got the 7803 'narrow ones' from a few years ago) but I miss the float and feel of the Time pedals from the early 90's with the metal cleats and metal platform on the pedal...