Originally Posted by booyah
I don't understand why he'd need to replace either of the shifters. Certainly no need for the rear, and I thought the new Shimano front shifters were all double and triple compatible.
I may be overlooking something, but I can't find any reference to a triple compatible Dura-Ace shifter on Shimano's website. The Ultegra front shifter is now double/triple compatible.
I agree, by the way, that swapping out the cassette for one with a wider gear range makes sense. I don't know what kind of hills TheRCF is looking at.
I said that he'll have to replace "at least" the front shifter. Replacing just the front shifter should do the job, but then he'd have mismatched shifters.