Rotor build kit
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Rotor build kit
Anyone using this kit? Looking at 2X11 with rim brakes for a road bike.
I understand the feel will be different than my Ultegra 6800, but I'm currently annoyed with cables.
I understand the feel will be different than my Ultegra 6800, but I'm currently annoyed with cables.
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I think I deserve some kind of reward. I started a topic that got zero responses! Amazing!
Really, no one on BF is using this hydraulic shifting kit?
Really, no one on BF is using this hydraulic shifting kit?
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If you hate cables, why not switch to etap? Replacing cables with hydraulics isn’t going to make maintenance easier or less messy.
Hydraulics work great for brakes. But I have yet to see a review or even promo material that explains how it’s an improvement on the proven tech of cables for shifting.
Hydraulics work great for brakes. But I have yet to see a review or even promo material that explains how it’s an improvement on the proven tech of cables for shifting.
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I've thought about etap and di2. I really don't like the idea of charging up my bike - that's why I went with Ultegra mechanical.
etap has no wires / cables, which is great, but it requires an app, which is great when it works... would sure suck if it didn't work.
Not too big on wires / big battery that di2 uses.
Hydraulics don't stretch, and I'm thinking it would be more of a set it and forget it thing, which I like.
Setting up my FD is a PITA, but there is another thread here that gave me something to go on, so I'll mess around with my derailleur again... arg.
etap has no wires / cables, which is great, but it requires an app, which is great when it works... would sure suck if it didn't work.
Not too big on wires / big battery that di2 uses.
Hydraulics don't stretch, and I'm thinking it would be more of a set it and forget it thing, which I like.
Setting up my FD is a PITA, but there is another thread here that gave me something to go on, so I'll mess around with my derailleur again... arg.




