I too have used Ultegra, Veloce, & Athena brifters on Noodles without any issue. At the same time I have used Ritchey Logic and TA cranks, again without any issues.
On Monday, March 10, 2014 11:37:52 AM UTC-6, Joan wrote: > > I've been running Shimano Ultegra brifters on Noodles for over 5 years. > I've never had a problem with the bar/brifter combination. I guess I > should say that I probably have small hands compared to the average guy but > I don't know how much that matters. I also have non standard chainrings - > 28,38,46 with Ultegra front derailleur (derailleur from 10 years ago). The > 28 is a Salsa ring and the 38 and 46 are newer TA rings (after I wore out > the original rings). The shift from the innermost ring to the middle ring > sometimes requires an extra half push but it works just fine and I don't > really think about it. The shift from middle to large chainring is smooth. > The downshifts are smooth. > > Joan > > > On 03/10/14, Brewster Fongcom> wrote: > > > On Sunday, March 9, 2014 10:48:58 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > wrote: >> >> You might want to get a different bar to go with your brifters. The older >> style drop bars like the Nitto noodle, etc, have broad front bends that can >> interfere with braking since the shift levers are between the brake lever >> and the bar. Not saying you can't do it with a noodle, just that it will be >> less than ideal. Civia makes a drop bar that has a lot of good comfort >> points and a sharper front bend that works better with brifters. > > > That's interesting. When you say "brifter" are you referring to Shimano > STI levers? I run Nitto Noodle bars with Campy ergo shifters and love it! > In fact, I picked up another noodle bar to put on my "go-fast" which also > has Campy ergo shifters. Note, a couple of other brifters out there - the > previously mentioned retro-shift, microshift and of course, Sram. These may > or may not work with "older style drop bars" like the noodle. Good Luck! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
