Originally Posted by
MooneyBloke
I agree with everything except the anti-brifter stance. I'm enough of a purist to think bicycles should be entirely human powered including shifting. I have two bikes built up with early 2000s ergo 10, and about the only complaint I have is occasionally grabbing a brake rather than the paddle when I'm tired. I remember too well a slipping Campag DT lever wired to a Suntour Cyclone RD. Got bitten by this in my first road race. My main issue with the brifters is parts availability. The Campagnolo of today, isn't the Campagnolo of yesterday where you could always get the little widgets when they broke. Maybe I should buy a cache of G springs.
Don’t just get the g springs, get the spring carrier as well. That is most often the part that wears/fails and they should be replaced together. I have a stash of 9/10 speed ergo parts as future-proof insurance.