Originally Posted by
seypat
I don't understand why people despise shifting the front rings. It must be the 9-11 groups with the narrow cogs and chains. Someone needs to explain it to me. Everything I have has triples including my wifes 8 speed 105 and they all shift flawlessly.
It's not that we hate using the front derailleur, it's just no longer as necessary. Front shifting is smooth as silk on 6800, it's just easier to use the 11 cogs in the rear. A 12-25 11 speed cassette gives you a 12-19 corncob, and 21-23-25 when it gets a little hilly.