Originally Posted by
Slaninar
Not IMO. High price, next to impossible to fix and a lot easier to break. DT are just fine for me. Most older bikes equipment in any way. Since 6 speeds (and first triple crankset), I've had enough gear range and braking power and that was it.
You're right on the difficulty of repairs and fragility versus DT, but when a complete set of decent used 10 speed 105/tiagra levers can be found easily for less than $50, and when they really don't break all that frequently, I don't think those arguments outweigh the increased ease of shifting. Obviously lots of folks still on DT disagree, but I like being able to shift whenever I want with both hands on the bars.