Originally Posted by
HillRider
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.
Traditional deep drops are fine.
I've been riding Cinelli 66 Campione Del Mondo bars and Campagnolo ergo levers together since 1996 - first generation for 8 and 9 speed, and now 2010 Ultrashift levers for 10.
They work great in the drops. The thumb bottom for smaller cogs is easier to reach there than on the hoods, and the front lever for bigger cogs is about the same for the first two but a small stretch for the third cog.
I can also shift the right mouse ear using my pinky when riding on the tops.
