tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post2364267324259193366..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Old Parts - New Parts - Part TwoBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-87105033101086943532013-08-31T15:17:15.341-04:002013-08-31T15:17:15.341-04:00Hey Jim -- I totally respect that point of view an...Hey Jim -- I totally respect that point of view and your comment. I mention in one of my other posts that I have the Campy Ergo parts too (10 sp, not 11) and I think it works well. But I really think the old stuff looks so much better. At the end of this "old vs. new" post, I point out that the new Campy parts do work much better than the old, but I don't think that the electronic stuff is the improvement it's hyped to be, certainly not at the expense. And if you're talking about the older Shimano parts, the old ones work pretty well, too.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-30212235953128521652013-08-31T12:40:30.209-04:002013-08-31T12:40:30.209-04:00Hi Kyle, saw your link on CR list. So I guess I am...Hi Kyle, saw your link on CR list. So I guess I am your first one to comment. I did not read every word of you Campi electric shifter post, but I think I get the drift. I have not put this on my bike, the cable operated 11 speed Super Record works just fine for me. I also don't like to change out parts. My 5 year old Tarmac SLII is getting long in tooth, but hey so am I. I did get to play around with the new electric Campi, the big improvement was the front shifting. Other than that the real benefit is for top Pro riders. It just takes away all the thinking about shifting. I find that, as a very slow 67 year old, having those really tight jumps along with a 27 tooth low cog really improves my average speed. If I had to ride with the very large jumps on a 5 or 6 speed FW I would go slower. Huge difference on this point. Then the other thing is it is just so much trouble to shift the old friction way that one tends to not shift very much. I shift all the time for the most minute change in grade or wind condition, never would have done this in the old days. One more point is I have over 5000 miles on my Campi 11 speed bike and it has had a new chain and chain lube, that's it! Not one issue and nothing except a bike wash now and then. Oh, and 6 pounds lighter than my '70's bike is also nice. I don't care one bit about how it looks, but that's all in the eye of the beholder anyway.<br /><br />Jim MerzUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000130022882014213noreply@blogger.com