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Old 01-25-15 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by HillRider
Uhh, isn't Campy one of the "big 3"? They have offered multi-step ratcheting front shifting for many years but recently reduced the number of steps in their front brifters from 9 to 6. They still offer a fair range of trim positions but not as many as they used to. That said, friction front shifting offers infinitely small adjustment position options and nothing is more adjustable than that.
Of course -- what I was envisioning was front and rear brifters that used micro-ratcheting "friction"...
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