shimano road hydraulics + mechanical brifters
04-21-14 | 08:47 AM
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shimano road hydraulics + mechanical brifters
Shimano hydraulic road brakes for 11-speed mechanical groupsets - Cycling Weekly
about time. the brifters look quite compact -- possibly even better than the di2 hydraulics.
about time. the brifters look quite compact -- possibly even better than the di2 hydraulics.
04-21-14 | 10:39 AM
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Glad you are willing to keep up with the high end as it keeps pushing onward and upward ..
Ill just watch ..
the linked pictures seem to just show the Di2 version, ... the electronics does take up less room than the mechanicals will ..
the SRAM put the brake master in the lump in front. so the mech for the shifting stayed where it was..
Ill just watch ..
the linked pictures seem to just show the Di2 version, ... the electronics does take up less room than the mechanicals will ..
the SRAM put the brake master in the lump in front. so the mech for the shifting stayed where it was..
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04-21-14 | 10:43 AM
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04-21-14 | 12:24 PM
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as for the price, shimano list prices are a joke. i fully expect to be able to pick up the brifters for 300 and change on a euro web site by the end of the year.
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04-21-14 | 02:24 PM
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the brifters are compatible with shimano mtb calipers. (i plan on using an extra xt 775 caliper i bought fo $60 on close out.) i also plan on doing the front wheel only (frame limitation) which should be a lot cheaper (for 80% of the advantage). the brakes will work fine on 10 speed disc hubs (most of the wheelsets i own) and the brifters will shift 10 speed with an extra click.
all my easton wheelsets can be upgraded to 11 speed by simply swapping the hub body...so i will eventually upgrade to 11 speed when i use up my current inventory of 10 speed cassettes and chains.
i will upgrade as soon as i can score the brifters for ~$300ish (which should not be too long given the heavy discounting seen at european web sites, such as, merlin).
all my easton wheelsets can be upgraded to 11 speed by simply swapping the hub body...so i will eventually upgrade to 11 speed when i use up my current inventory of 10 speed cassettes and chains.
i will upgrade as soon as i can score the brifters for ~$300ish (which should not be too long given the heavy discounting seen at european web sites, such as, merlin).
I guess I'm just bitter about the apparent inevitability of the march toward 11-speed systems. I'm going to be very grumpy when I have to buy new hubs just to stay at the Tiagra level. I used to not be a retro-grouch, but it's starting to seem like I am now. Retro-grouchery also trickles down, I suppose.
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04-21-14 | 04:48 PM
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I'd also need a road frame that supports discs. . . In fact, I am pretty sure I would need a new bike, and the one I got in '85 still fits fine (of course, to be fair, it dosn't get many miles, I do most of my commuting on a bent now; I just felt like being a bit retro-grouchey).
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