2010 Ultegra
08-15-09 | 10:46 PM
#76
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https://www.velonews.com/article/9167...p-through-time
08-15-09 | 11:04 PM
#77
I eat carbide.
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From: Elgin, IL
Bikes: Lots. Chapter2, Van Dessel, Giant, Trek, etc Dealers for BMC, Chapter2
....but they're a day late and a dollar short. SRAM has pwnd Shimano.
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08-15-09 | 11:33 PM
#78
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From: London
Bikes: Baum Romano, Brompton S2, Homemade Bamboo!
So, I just tested out the SRAM shifting, decided I could get used to that, and arranged an order.
Psimet has just posted it...
08-15-09 | 11:58 PM
#79
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From: Danville, CA
Bikes: Scott CR1 Elite
We have the Ultegra 6700 groupo in our shop now. Looks just like 7900 stuff, but the crank has a really cheapy feel and finish to it.
Shifters are almost identical to 7900, just a tad heavier.
Shifters are almost identical to 7900, just a tad heavier.
08-16-09 | 03:45 AM
#80
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From: Someplace trying to figure it out
Bikes: Cannondale EVO, CAAD9, Giant cross bike.
I really really don't like the shifting feel. nor that piece of metal they put in both DA and Ultegra right where you would have your fingers if riding on the hoods.
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08-16-09 | 03:49 AM
#81
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Bikes: Cannondale EVO, CAAD9, Giant cross bike.
while it's not fair to compare DA to rival, i'll do it anyway.
DA = butter.
rival = ratchet.
don't get me wrong, i do like the rival i have on my US bike, especially considering the price.
regardless, sram still has some odd quirks, i.e. on saturday there was a guy whose drivetrain was making a total racket. every time he shifted you could hear it from a few bikes away. i thought that maybe his cassette was loose. it wasn't until later that i realized he had red. you don't see much sram in NL (yet).
DA = butter.
rival = ratchet.
don't get me wrong, i do like the rival i have on my US bike, especially considering the price.
regardless, sram still has some odd quirks, i.e. on saturday there was a guy whose drivetrain was making a total racket. every time he shifted you could hear it from a few bikes away. i thought that maybe his cassette was loose. it wasn't until later that i realized he had red. you don't see much sram in NL (yet).
08-16-09 | 05:11 AM
#83
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From: Kitchener, ON
Bikes: 1994 Proctor Townsend Reynolds 753, TT S3 True North, Kona Major Jake, Kona Honky Tonk, Marinoni Puima, Cannondale BBU
Perhaps the SRAM noise only becomes pronounced with OG-series cassettes? Anyone run Ultegra/DA chains on an OG cassette?
08-16-09 | 06:31 AM
#84
No matches
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From: Eastern PA
Bikes: two wheeled ones
Pedal Force specs an Ultegra chain with their 2010 Force group as part of the group buy. Not sure their reasoning. I'll be replacing with a KMC anyway so I can get a master link (I hate replacing pins). I'll probably just sell the Ultegra chain when I get it.
08-16-09 | 07:25 AM
#85
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From: ChapelBorro NC
Buy the KMC, and use the link with the Ultegra chain, and then again with the KMC chain when the Ultegra wears out.
08-16-09 | 08:20 AM
#88
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From: 52°57'N 6°21'E
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View the latest Shimano Ultegra 6700 Group at www.bicyces4ever.com
08-16-09 | 12:30 PM
#90
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From: Eastern PA
Bikes: two wheeled ones
Just looked, and the Pedal Force deal actually comes with a 6700 chain. Not sure why exactly. That's a uni-directional chain though, I wonder if I can put a KMC master link on it...
