Do campagnolo shifters have three shift mechanisms? (shift lever, brake lever, thumb lever) what do they all do? i.e. on right shifter what upshifts what downshifts? Do they really need the thumb shifter?
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hwttdz said:
Do campagnolo shifters have three shift mechanisms? (shift lever, brake lever, thumb lever) what do they all do? i.e. on right shifter what upshifts what downshifts? Do they really need the thumb shifter?
Yeah, ya really need the thumb shifter, It gets ya the smaller cogs in the rear and the smaller chainrings in the front. the brake lever is just a brake lever. The lever behind the brake gets you the bigger cogs and bigger chainrings.
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How easy is it to hit the thumb lever from the drops? Thanks for the info.
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hwttdz said:
How easy is it to hit the thumb lever from the drops? Thanks for the info.
Depends on how long, and strong yer thumb is I would suppose?
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hwttdz said:
How easy is it to hit the thumb lever from the drops? Thanks for the info.
I am presently riding '04 Record, and find shifting via the thumb lever very natural and extremely easy with only a slight force necessary to actuate the shift while riding in the drops. (FWIW, I rode 9-speed Ultegra last year, and had a chance to use the '04 Dura-Ace for a few weeks this spring, and personally I prefer the Campy set-up over the Shimano). Just my 2¢.
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