Upgrade from Ultegra 9-sp triple to Dura-Ace 10-sp triple..

[Brewster Fong]

"Qui si parla Campagnolo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> bfd wrote:
>> Sheldon states:
>>
>> <I'm not convinced that the Dura-Ace brifters are significantly better
>> than the Ultegra units, by the way.>
>>
>> What you get with DA 10 shifters over Ultegra are 3 things:
>>
>> 1. Warranty - DA products get 3 years; Ultegra and lower are only 2
>> years. This can be important as unlike Campy ergos, STI levers are NOT
>> REBUILDABLE. Nevertheless, Shimano has an excellent record of warranty
>> replacment with DA/Ultegra 9, so you shouldn't see a reduction in
>> service.
>>
>> 2. weight - DA 10 STIs list weight for the pair is 419g; Ultegra 10
>> STIs list weight is 490g. Is this important?
>>
>> #. the other factor is subjective - looks. With DA 10 you know you got
>> that "Lance factor" and the envy of everyone on your block! It doesn't
>> matter that you got a triple, the key here is you got DA 10, so you
>> know you look good!!!!
>
> Does the customer also get the 6 figure dollars Lance's gets when he
> uses shimano??
>
What? Lance *only gets* 6 figures from Shimano? I would have thought he get
at least 7 figures....

 

[Jasper Janssen]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:55:13 -0700, "Brewster Fong" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>What? Lance *only gets* 6 figures from Shimano? I would have thought he get
>at least 7 figures....

I rather suspect that a large part of what he gets is simply whatever you
want, straight from the factory, however much you want.

Jasper

 

[Brewster Fong]

"Jasper Janssen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:55:13 -0700, "Brewster Fong" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>What? Lance *only gets* 6 figures from Shimano? I would have thought he
>>get
>>at least 7 figures....
>
> I rather suspect that a large part of what he gets is simply whatever you
> want, straight from the factory, however much you want.
>
Agree. Look at his previous time trial bike brakes - old Dura Ace AX from
the what 1980s, like these:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/Italian/Tomasini/TomAX_1L.jpg

or how about the old Dura Ace/Look-style pedals that he rode on up until a
year or two ago.

Whatever Lance wanted, he got!

 

[Michael Press]

In article
<[email protected]>,
"Hrothgar" <[email protected]> wrote:

> to answer the question(s):
>
> 1. Spend some money? YES
> 2. Look cool? YES
>
> kidding aside, i just wanted to have an extra cog (16) for close
> gearing/shifting. I have 9sp 12-27 (12/13/14/15/17/19/21/24/27) and I
> wanted to upgrade to 10sp 12-27 (12/13/14/15/16/17/19/21/24/27). I

Do you need 24/27?
What about a different nine speed cassette? 12-17,19,21,23.
or even 13-19,21,23.

[...]

--
Michael Press

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

Jasper Janssen wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:55:13 -0700, "Brewster Fong" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >What? Lance *only gets* 6 figures from Shimano? I would have thought he get
> >at least 7 figures....
>
> I rather suspect that a large part of what he gets is simply whatever you
> want, straight from the factory, however much you want.
>
> Jasper

A article about 3 years ago said he is paid $50,000 by shimano for
using shimano. I am sure it went up from there. PLUS anything he wants,
including the influence to make a new pedal to his specs.

 

[Jasper Janssen]

On 30 Jul 2005 06:29:53 -0700, "Qui si parla Campagnolo"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>A article about 3 years ago said he is paid $50,000 by shimano for
>using shimano. I am sure it went up from there. PLUS anything he wants,
>including the influence to make a new pedal to his specs.

I suspect that (leaving aside that his contract with Shimano presumably
forbids it) if Lance went to Campagnolo and said "Hey, guys, I want to
design a pedal precisely to my specifications, cause none of the current
ones are quite right. In return, you get to sell them to all and sundry as
'Lance Armstrong's Racing Pedals! get them while they're hot!'", that
Campagnolo would jump at the chance.


Jasper