Originally Posted by
RollCNY
How many of you "brifters absolutely" folks have actually ridden 2300? I am curious why you so highly recommend it over DT.
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I think it is more that there is a whole generation of cyclists who have never used modern, quality DT shifters and can't imagine a life without brifters, no matter the quality of the components.
I'll admit that I am old school in many ways. One rule I have though, that has served me well, is I favor quality over features. A top-of-the-line, modern, 10-speed Dura Ace downtube shifter set is $88 and it has marvelous action. An $88 brifter is crap. I know how to shift with both, and if I was buying a bike and only had $88 budgeted for shifters, I'd buy downtube.
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