I am almost finished building my Aegis Victory. The last expensive component that I have to buy are the shifters. Should I spring for the Dura-Ace or settle for Ultegra? All of my bikes are Ultegra, but I have heard that Dura-Ace has quicker shifting. I did buy Dura-Ace derailleurs.
Thanks for any tips
Do they even make Ultegra bar end shifters? Anyway, my answer would be there´s no practical difference between Ultegra and Dura-Ace anymore. Some will probably disagree. Of course, if you have Dura-Ace the rest of the way you might get the shifters too, just like a matter of principle.
Shimano only makes one Bar End shifter, as does Campy and SRAM. But, if these are “costly” items I would presume he is putting STi on the bike as the Victory is a road bike
Aegis Victory is more of a road bike so I’m going to say he’s talking about brifters not barends
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I thought that Dura-Ace 7900 has different cable throw lengths (cable distance moved per gear shift - sorry if there’s a better technical term) than 7800. If so, then you can’t use 7900 bar-ends with Ultegra, which is compatible with the 7800 cable throw lengths. If so, are they still making anything compatible with Ultegra, or do you have to find last year’s model?
I’m just guessing here - anyone know the real answer?
the quicker shifting, if any, will be mostly from the derailleurs and less from the shifters. It relates to the stiffness of the FD cage. The difference is probably miniscule between Ultegra and DA for most folks, but if you compare DA to Tiagra for example, the difference in the amount of play you can get in the cage is quite obvious.
I should have been more specific in the original post. I am talking about the brake lever / shifter combo (STI).
Is there an update to this discussion - ultegra Vs dura ace brake shifters?