And in the 6 hours since I posted on this thread earlier, I had a chance to ride a Shimano equipped bike for the first time in 3 years. It was 105 so maybe not a completely fair comparison, but there just isn't any comparison. There is a definite solid feel to the shifts of Chorus that was totally lacking on the 105. You know when you are in gear with Campy. The 105 would fall into the right gear, but going up on either front or back felt sloppy. Having the internal lever act like the thumb button, and the brake lever be the internal lever didn't help me either. I was totally confused by it all. And not having trim control just made it worse.
I was thinking I'd take the bike to a shop to have it all adjusted, but maybe it already is adjusted, just not what I'm used to. This bike is my daughters new Spec Dolce Vita, and it is tiny too. So maybe being all scrunched up on it didn't help. Nice bike BTW. I look at this frame compared to what I see out there, in particular the MB, Dawes, and other BD bikes, and other cheaper brands, and it is really well done with a spectacular paint job. CF bits too.