Originally Posted by
Chris_W
...I also don't use a left-hand Shimano STI shifter on any bike, instead it's... Campy Ergo left-hand shifter so that I have total control over the front derailleur (but the right hand shifter is normally a Shimano STI). With an STI shifter with only 3.5 positions, it would be more improtant exactly which rings you are using...
Though I have a Shimano FD (which will be replaced when the Athena 11-speed is released), the shift levers are Campy, on the left a Centaur 10-speed, on the right a SR 11-speed.
The travel with this was barely adequate, until I got a new crank from Lightning with the new triple spider, and with the chainring spacing narrowed to match the narrower 11-speed chain. Now the FD has plenty of travel, as it doesn't have to move as far the chainrings being more closely spaced. I have even overshifted, knocking the chain off outward from the big ring, which never happened previously. So, the 11-speed has been an advantage with the triple, as it allows the distance between the three chainrings to be closer to that of a double, so the shifters and FD do not have to work so hard.
Note the close chainring spacing.
