Originally Posted by
Oregon Southpaw
Love the bike.
I really thought you should have gone with STIs, but seeing the bike all together, I realize the DT shifters are a necessity. That group really is the zenith of Shimano design, at least aesthetically. Seems like functionally, too. DT shifters will last much longer anyway. This is a bike to grow old with.
Thanks, and I agree aesthetically about DA7700 and the downtubes. However, were a pair of 7700 STIs to come my way I don't think I'd turn them down. Those would be some nice parts to have "in stock" "just in case"
Functionally it's pretty much flawless. After the RD hangar alignment...man...click-shift. It's about that quick. The RX100 on the Tiara was the same way as well. I think once you get to 7-speed Hyperglide and above it's so good....as long as it's properly adjusted, RD is aligned, etc. It really is a joy to use. I wonder how many C&V people who have tried Hyperglide indexing and didn't like it might have been thwarted by something like a misaligned hangar
This episode has convinced me to get the Park DAG-2 alignment tool and learn how to use it. I think this should be checked on every C&V bike...even friction shifting benefits greatly from a perfectly aligned hangar.