Dura Ace vs. Ultegra STI

"Chris" wrote in message
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I normally find that anyone that is happy with DA has never spent quality
time with a good Campy group. DA is not exactly junk, just hard to deal
with
when you have had *the best* are are accustomed to it and all of its
benefits.

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything but the
very best ?!

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

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"Chris" wrote in message
...

I normally find that anyone that is happy with DA has never spent quality
time with a good Campy group. DA is not exactly junk, just hard to deal
with
when you have had *the best* are are accustomed to it and all of its
benefits.

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything but the
very best ?!

As long as it doesn't actually hurt his performance, he'll use whatever
he's paid to use, just like any sponsored professional athlete. As long
as it doesn't put his bike over its desired weight, and it shifts
cleanly, nothing else really matters.


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"Churchill" wrote...

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything but the
very best ?!

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Troll.

Jim Flom wrote:
"Churchill" wrote...

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything
but the very best ?!

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Troll.

You're giving him WAY too much credit.

Bill "allot (sic), even" S.

Churchill wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message
...

I normally find that anyone that is happy with DA has never spent
quality time with a good Campy group. DA is not exactly junk, just
hard to deal with when you have had *the best* are are accustomed to
it and all of its benefits.

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything
but the very best ?!

That's a ridiculous statement, and you know it. Him and the team are paid
to ride Shimano, nothing more, nothing less. Obviously, it works well
enough to win 5 TdF's (and possible 6 or 7 even), but it has nothing to do
with his personal preference. Of course, Lance and the Blue Train boys
don't use the same DA group you buy off the shelf. They get the 'special'
stuff made just for him/them.

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Also completely ridiculous. You've obviously never had a Campy bike (or you
had one and you were incapable of working on it yourself, so it wasn't setup
properly), or you would know this just isn't true in the least. Campy's
bearings are the best in the business.

Regards,
H.

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:41:30 GMT, HardwareLust wrote:

Churchill wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message
...

I normally find that anyone that is happy with DA has never spent
quality time with a good Campy group. DA is not exactly junk, just
hard to deal with when you have had *the best* are are accustomed to
it and all of its benefits.

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything
but the very best ?!

That's a ridiculous statement, and you know it. Him and the team are
paid
to ride Shimano, nothing more, nothing less. Obviously, it works well
enough to win 5 TdF's (and possible 6 or 7 even), but it has nothing to
do
with his personal preference. Of course, Lance and the Blue Train boys
don't use the same DA group you buy off the shelf. They get the
'special'
stuff made just for him/them.

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Also completely ridiculous. You've obviously never had a Campy bike (or
you
had one and you were incapable of working on it yourself, so it wasn't
setup
properly), or you would know this just isn't true in the least. Campy's
bearings are the best in the business.

Regards,
H.



Yeah, try Hugi rims sometime. Talk about noise! (Although mine have been
great.)

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"Bob in CT" wrote...

Yeah, try Hugi rims sometime. Talk about noise! (Although mine have been
great.)

Kill it, kill it, kill it.

"HardwareLust" wrote in message
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Churchill wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message
...

I normally find that anyone that is happy with DA has never spent
quality time with a good Campy group. DA is not exactly junk, just
hard to deal with when you have had *the best* are are accustomed to
it and all of its benefits.

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything
but the very best ?!

That's a ridiculous statement, and you know it. Him and the team are paid
to ride Shimano, nothing more, nothing less. Obviously, it works well
enough to win 5 TdF's (and possible 6 or 7 even), but it has nothing to do
with his personal preference. Of course, Lance and the Blue Train boys
don't use the same DA group you buy off the shelf. They get the 'special'
stuff made just for him/them.

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Also completely ridiculous. You've obviously never had a Campy bike (or
you
had one and you were incapable of working on it yourself, so it wasn't
setup
properly), or you would know this just isn't true in the least. Campy's
bearings are the best in the business.

Regards,
H.



Yeah, I just sold a nice GIOS with 9spd Daytona on it. It was a stealth
bike. No noise period.

I bought a CX bike last year on a whim and it has slowly taken over position
as my main ride. It has XTR except hubs (Hugi) and shifters which are
Ultegra. It is teh off road capability I love, not the parts.

This combination is as dialed in as it will ever be (I wrenched in a shop
for two years) and it still doesn't come close to the solid crisp shifts of
the Campy stuff. The Shimano action is too light. I find it easy to
over-shift (up the cogs) and the down shifts are spongy (down).

I was hoping that a DA shifter upgrade would help.

Maybe I will get a 2005 compact Campy group instead.

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:41:30 GMT, HardwareLust wrote:

Churchill wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message
...

I normally find that anyone that is happy with DA has never spent
quality time with a good Campy group. DA is not exactly junk, just
hard to deal with when you have had *the best* are are accustomed to
it and all of its benefits.

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything
but the very best ?!

That's a ridiculous statement, and you know it. Him and the team are
paid
to ride Shimano, nothing more, nothing less. Obviously, it works well
enough to win 5 TdF's (and possible 6 or 7 even), but it has nothing to
do
with his personal preference. Of course, Lance and the Blue Train boys
don't use the same DA group you buy off the shelf. They get the
'special'
stuff made just for him/them.

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Also completely ridiculous. You've obviously never had a Campy bike (or
you
had one and you were incapable of working on it yourself, so it wasn't
setup
properly), or you would know this just isn't true in the least. Campy's
bearings are the best in the business.

Regards,
H.



Yeah, try Hugi rims sometime. Talk about noise! (Although mine have been
great.)


Hah! I was just thinking about how loud the S-Works/Hugi rear hub was today!
Very loud!

Seems to be well built though.

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"S o r n i" wrote:

Jim Flom wrote:
"Churchill" wrote...

Dura-Ace is used by Lance Armstrong...would he risk using anything
but the very best ?!

Campy makes allot of noise due to the bearings ~

Troll.

You're giving him WAY too much credit.

Bill "allot (sic), even" S.

Maybe he meant "all out"...

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Howard

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