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Old 01-09-12 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fotooutdoors
Easier, probably not. However, it is nice to be able to jump from my highest gear to lowest in front and back with less than one rotation of the pedals. For commuting (ie traffic lights) this is very handy.
Bah, you can do that with a decent set of Campys too.
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Old 01-10-12 | 08:28 PM
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Thanks everyone for taking the time to chime in (I'm the OP). Unfortunately, your collective replies seems to confirm my original suspicion: that it's a personal preference and I won't really know until I try it. Oh well, I guess there are no short cuts in life... Thanks again!
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