Dura-ace downtube shifters and Ultegra rear mech

[jon]

I've just bought myself a new Ultegra rear mech and a pair of braze-on
dura-ace shifting levers (downtube) ....ok call me old fashioned.....I
noticed though that they say these shifters should only be used with
Dura-ace rear mechs......Has anyone treid to use these levers with any
other mech and if so what problems did you encounter...if any??
Cheers,

Jon.

[jon]

Thanks ppl!
Thats gr8 news!....I have brazed-on sockets on my frame so I need
to stick with the downtube shifters..... and I'm an old stick in the
mud ...lol :o)
Thanks for the replies..
Jon.

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

william-<< I've just bought myself a new Ultegra rear mech and a pair of
braze-on
dura-ace shifting levers (downtube) ....ok call me old fashioned.....I
noticed though that they say these shifters should only be used with
Dura-ace rear mechs.. >><BR><BR>

If 8s DA shifters, route the inner wire on top of the fixing bolt of the rear
der for 8s spaced shifting. If 9s shifters, use any rear der except DA 8s...

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[Ryan Cousineau]

In article >,
(jon) wrote:

> Thanks ppl!
> Thats gr8 news!....I have brazed-on sockets on my frame so I need
> to stick with the downtube shifters..... and I'm an old stick in the
> mud ...lol :o)
> Thanks for the replies..
> Jon.

If you mean brazed-on mounts for shifters, you are still not stuck
unless you want to stay stuck. There is a widely available set of
bolt-on adjustable cable stops available for those brazed mounts. I used
a set to upgrade my Pinarello to STI.

--
Ryan Cousineau, http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

[Sheldon Brown]

jon wrote:
> Thanks ppl!
> Thats gr8 news!....I have brazed-on sockets on my frame so I need
> to stick with the downtube shifters...

Nope. All handlebar-mounted shifters intended for drop bar use come
with cable stops that attach to those braze-ons.

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