Thread: Dura Ace worth it?
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Old 04-21-10 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by miamijim

jinbossa, you got lucky and your situation is where alot of confusion comes from. If someone were to ask, "will a 77XX lever work with a 74XX deraileur?" the answer is a simple and firn NO!!. On occasion an odd combination will work, I'm sure someone has used Campy Synchros with a Shimano derailleur, Regina chain and Suntour Winner freehwheel and had it work.
I'm confused then, because both Sheldon Brown and this other guy said differently:

Sheldon Brown's: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/dura-ace.html

British CTC: http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault...D=3946#Shimano

I'm not saying your wrong, just really confused
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