Originally Posted by
Smokehouse
I'm using a FSA Gossamer crank with Praxis chainrings. With stock rings the shifting/crank feel was total crap. Well...I didn't notice how bad until I added the Praxis rings. My gripe isn't the small-large transition, its the effort it takes to get the derailleur to move. The action requires force and is "gritty-chunky" compared to the smooth 5600 I used to ride. The large-small transition is flawless and immediate after the "pop" of the shifter is felt. It's the force required to get it to go small-large.
With the rear, my only gripe is the double shift...which has never been all that great no matter how much I mess with it. I can get the single shift positions pretty dialed in...but that double hop is pretty lousy.
Interesting. I've not had that experience with the "gritty-chunky" front shifting, as you describe it. I will agree with you that the shift feel of 5600 is better than 5700, just slightly though, at least for the rear.