Originally Posted by
kk27
Reviving this old thread, since I've been contemplating a shift to Campy from Shimano on one of the bikes. But I'm a little hesitant just due to the way shifting happens on Campy.
Firstly I see that having deep drops can be an issue with campy shifters & all my bikes are deep drops!!
And all this while I was under the impression that the lever behind the brake is for down-shifts(down the cassete) like in Shimano & the thumb was for shifting up the cassette (while on a ascent); to which I was ok since while climbing one comes on the hood/tops anyway. But i only recently learnt that it's the other way round!!! OR I'm I wrong??? cause if that is the case then I have doubts if I should change!!!
OK, for the right side (rear) Ergo brifter, the inner lever behind the brake lever shifts the cassette from the smaller to the larger cogs (down shifts in proper terminology) and the "mouse ear" shifts from the larger to the smaller cog (aka up shifts).
Deep drop handle bars may be a problem but I can shift from the drops if I have my hands on the downward pointing part of the hooks but not from the flats at the ends of the bars. As fietsbob noted, only barend shifters are accessable from there, but unfortunately, from nowhere else.
