Old 09-04-11 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by gridplan
I have come close to crashing because of DT shifters, always on hills. The last thing I want when going up a steep grade is for it to pop into a higher gear. I have had shifters, always Campy shifters, upshift on me more times than I can recall (and yes, they were tightened by an LBS that knew what they were doing). I stopped having this problem when I switched to Simplex Retrofriction. Now they stay in gear.
You must climb some really, REALLY steep hills. Even back-in-the-day (1970s) when I lived and raced in ultra-hilly Fayetteville, Arkansas (GO HOGS!) I never had my Campy NR upshift on me on a steep climb. However, it sounds like you solved your problem (I've always heard nothing good things about Simplex Retrofriction shifters).
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