Re: [CR]Article in Bicycle Retailer - Ben Serotta

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:25:01 -0500
To: ADP <aphillips9@mindspring.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Article in Bicycle Retailer - Ben Serotta

Ann Phillips wrote:
>What Ben didn't say is of course those companies make nothing
>backwards compatible so the rider of less than vintage machines is
>forced into expensive upgrades when his Dura Ace 8 speed shifters
>wear out... (Ann's humble opinion only).

That's a bum rap. Any Shimano 9-speed shifter will work just fine with his Dura-Ace 8-speed system.

See: http://sheldonbrown.com/dura-ace for the skinny on Dura-Ace compatibilitude.

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