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handsomepete
08-03-04, 02:23 PM
Hey!

I just bought a set of 105 flight deck compatible shifters, but the seller says that the front shifter is for a double crankset. Aren't all new (2003+) 105 front shifters compatible with both?

Thanks for any information.

cyclingshane73
08-03-04, 02:27 PM
Hey!

I just bought a set of 105 flight deck compatible shifters, but the seller says that the front shifter is for a double crankset. Aren't all new (2003+) 105 front shifters compatible with both?

Thanks for any information.

Yes they are. I recently went from triple to double and had no trouble with the change over. I also had to change the rear derailleur, bottom bracket and (obviously) the crankset to a double chain ring. No amount of fiddling in the world was going to change this.