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Thinking of swapping my triple chainset for a compact double. Obviously at the moment i've got Ultra triple STI shifters (ST6603), do they still work with a double chainset?
If they do is it better to have the double chainset using the inner and middle shift settings, or the middle and outer shifts?
thanks
Posted : 03/04/2017 12:27 pm
Yes they work fine! You just have a dead shift as you only move between 2 chainrings not 3
Posted : 03/04/2017 12:48 pm
They do, but some versions* can be fragile if you're the sort of absent-minded git who forgets they're in the big ring and tries to shift up.
* my 5600 triples were, anyway
Posted : 03/04/2017 1:42 pm
You should be able to use the upper 2 positions to avoid that ^
Posted : 03/04/2017 1:49 pm
My lads Specialized 29er hardtail comes as a 2x9 with a triple shifter on the front so it must work fine.
Posted : 03/04/2017 3:52 pm