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Old 02-11-12, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DaveSSS
A Record 11 or any other ultrashift left lever has 6 clicks available, but if set up properly, only 3 will ever be used for a double crank FD. Starting with the thumb buttom pushed all the way down, attach the cable to the FD, pulled tightly by hand. Apply enough additional cable tension so it only take 3 clicks to cover the full range of travel from the little ring to the big ring. A 4-click setup can also be used, but it's not quite what Campy intends.

There is really only one trim position - the middle click. On most bikes, there is no need to trim the FD to the left, from the big ring. You should be able to use all but the largest cog with no chain rub. From the little ring, the middle click will be needed to stop chain rub in some of the smaller cogs.
From this I assume Ultrashift will handle a triple crank using the remaining 3 clicks for the granny, even though Campy seems to have abandoned triples.
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