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Long time cat3 here. This simply isn’t true, across the board they are heavier. Satellite shifter are wonderful, but that’s not a performance metric. Also, fw
by TheCondor 4y ago
Long time cat3 here.
This simply isn’t true, across the board they are heavier. Satellite shifter are wonderful, but that’s not a performance metric. Also, fwiw, races have been lost due to shifting power being out and being stuck in a gear. Rigo Uran stands out, a few years back at the Tour.
I’m not a hater, I have some electronic shifting in my stable.
Editing, I was misremembering my gruppo weights, they are on parity.
- petre 4y ago> Also, fwiw, races have been lost due to shifting power being out In addition to a mechanical now one might have an electronical. I hate tuning my mech shifters, but Di2 cable routing inside the frame, seatpost batteries? No thanx. I hope it has improved since the seatpost battery days.
- loeg 4y agoHas no one snapped a mech shifter cable in a race? (I don’t follow the professional racing.)
- taude 4y agoAlso that problem a few years back in the Tour was when the tech was new, wasn't it? Don't hear as much about that as much anymore. Flat tires are still far more common.