NotSoBigBen Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Given the choice of the following which would you use? Despite how the Ultegra looks it works 100% ...
the nerd Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Yeah, the rd makes little difference, its all in the shifter...
NotSoBigBen Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 use with which Shimano STi Shifter? Not sure it matters but it is the DA shifters with internal brake cabling .....
NotSoBigBen Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 My thinking was that if tech has moved along as people always mention would that much newer Ultegra be much better than the old DA?
NotSoBigBen Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 Which one is one the bike? The old DA ...
the nerd Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 My thinking was that if tech has moved along as people always mention would that much newer Ultegra be much better than the old DA? The old DA ... The derailleurs stay pretty much the same... the tech changes happen in the shifter. It is why I've never understood why they will put an XT rd on a cheaper model but still use deore shifters. Should be the other way around!
NotSoBigBen Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 OK so if we move on from the tech then - if it comes to looks (the DA does have that old fashioned shape) ?
Wannabe Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Ultegra. It is a good few years "newer", so with trickle down technology, it will be better than the DA, especialy if you have the newer model shifters.
raptor-22 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 the challenge is that is the DA derailleur is an old 8 speed unit it might be challenged to work effectively at both extremes of the cassette. A 9 speed derailleur with a slightly longer parallelogram would cope better no matter the name tier in Shimano's offering.
NotSoBigBen Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 Ultegra. It is a good few years "newer", so with trickle down technology, it will be better than the DA, especialy if you have the newer model shifters. That was my thinking originally ..... anyway I will give it a go I can always go back if I want to.
madbradd Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 the look of the RD leads me to believe that the DA is a few series behind the Ultegra, in which case I would go with the Ultegra. Are they even both the same speed derailluers? Maybe dome model numbers (if you can find) will help as well.
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