Originally Posted by
I_like_cereal
I had a similar problem with Ultegras except mine locked up. They were dead after about 1500 miles.
I went to downtubes and never looked back. If they are not threaded wrong the pawls may be stripped.
Yeah, you keep retrogrouching with control systems that don't make sense. Every single low to high end modern road bike is spec'ed with integrated shift and brake levers for a reason.