Joined: May 2008
Posts: 10,106
Likes: 2,762
From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
Giving my opion does not come with much expereince. Most of my experiences have been with the old Simplex Prestige and Campagnolo NR. The Rockhopper the original STX, which I am not happy with. Very sensitive to how much oil is on the chain and still has challenges in shifting between a couple of cogs but fine with the others.
My recent purchase of a Pinarello with 7402/3 parts has been an eye opener. I took it out for a round the block spin last night and ended up taking 3. Wow, the shifts are incredible with the DT levers. Just flick the left one and you are immediately in gear. This is an 8 sp system. Nearly everything on it is Dura Ace except post, stem and headset. I am impressed.
Although I have a near complete group of Superbe Pro, It is not installed on the intended frame yet. My tandem has 6 speed Accushift which works well too but nothing like the Dura Ace.