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Pages: 1 Insightdriver captain Reged: 03/07/04 Posts: 472 FSA front derailleur #7530 - 03/09/06 06:36 AM (67.166.150.131) Edit Reply Quote Looks like we might need another brand of bike components to talk about. My custom Calfee Tetra Pro has the FSA Gossamer front crankset and the FSA front derailleur. I rode it yesterday without thinking about it and it shifts as well as full Ultegra does. Post Extras: Lon sage Reged: 12/20/03 Posts: 595 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA Re: FSA front derailleur [Re: Insightdriver] #7531 - 03/09/06 02:28 PM (24.51.181.14) Edit Reply Quote I have people tell me that nothing will shift as well with Shimano parts as a Shimano crank. I like you can't really tell a difference with my FSA cranks. I still have Shimano on other bikes. My mt. bike has a non-Shimano crank and the lower end weighs a ton Shimano crank worked better over that non-Shimano crank but this isn't true with FSA. I just had the new Frt D and K Force Compact put on my Fly. Last year I had an SLK Compact. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Post Extras: Insightdriver captain Reged: 03/07/04 Posts: 472 Re: FSA front derailleur [Re: Lon] #7532 - 03/09/06 05:34 PM (67.166.150.131) Edit Reply Quote Hi Lon, Yeah, I have no brand prejudice to speak of. I got the Ultegra kit on my last Calfee simply because it was the best bang for the buck at the time. I had Tektro brakes on my Giant and I had no issues with braking; They just worked. From some people if you bought into what they were saying, Tektro brakes are so bad they are dangerous to have on a bike. It just isn't so. Bits on a bike perform simple mechanical functions. It just happens that Shimano was focused on growing and was able to become dominate, not because of technical superiority but due to superior marketing. I am not saying they are not superior in a technical way, Shimano makes very good stuff. That said, it aint rocket science. I remember when Suntour was a well-known good brand. Post Extras: Lon sage Reged: 12/20/03 Posts: 595 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA Brakes [Re: Insightdriver] #7533 - 03/10/06 05:25 AM (24.51.181.14) Edit Reply Quote I had Suntour Superbe Pro on a bike that I recently sold. It was an awesome group that always worked right. I told the guy (a friend who needed a road bike) that when he did not want it I'd buy it back. Brakes...it may depend on where you live. Coming down a 20 percent grade...I'd take my D/A brakes, Record, I also hear the Mavic brakes work very well. In other riding I don't think it matters as much. That is as long as somebody doesn't open a car door and you don't stop in time.... Post Extras: Pages: 1

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