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Subject: Shifters on bar end AND base bar?
Just go my first TT bike, Felt B14 and realized it would be really nice to be able to shift while sitting up, especially when coming up to stop signs, going up hills out of the saddle etc. Does that exist for an Ultegra group? I think I heard of that for Di2 shifting etc. but not sure of anything else.


2015-02-27 12:15 PM
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Subject: RE: Shifters on bar end AND base bar?
No, you can only get that with electronic shifting, not mechanical. This is one of the MAJOR advantages of Di2… great for hilly terrain and technical courses.
2015-02-27 10:15 PM
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Thanks Jan, guess I'll have Di2 in a couple years hopefully
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Originally posted by audiojan No, you can only get that with electronic shifting, not mechanical. This is one of the MAJOR advantages of Di2… great for hilly terrain and technical courses.

 

Yes- I paid a veritable fortune for Di2 (when it came out, it was more expensive than now), for exactly this purpose.  It was worth every penny.

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