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What is Shimano Flight Deck and what is Flight Deck compatible?

Old 05-11-09, 08:21 PM
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Ehhh, I wouldn't want the buttons there because I know I would constantly be pushing them on accident. Plus they're known to be crappy. I have no need to know what gear I am in, if I forgot what I'm in I'll just look down real quick.

There's cheaper and better.
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Originally Posted by PlatyPius
Flight Deck is Shimano's crappy computer that works for about 5 months, then dies. It's made for people who inanely think that gear numbers are somehow important.
Wow, I guess mine should have crapped out about 7 years ago then. Besides the Flight Deck having a gear indicator and virtual cadence, in my opinion it seems no more, or less, crappy than any other cyclo computer on the market.

Edit: but I admit that I am kind of inanely enamored with the gear indicator.
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Old 05-11-09, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by n00bL35
My Sora shifters are FD compatible.
Does it say flight deck on them? I don't get it.

And platypius, ok. nice bike. But, lol, my limit is low 1000
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Old 05-11-09, 08:34 PM
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Also, do the sora ones havea built in gear gage? Some stis do
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I believe Sora does, yes. My Soras are a year old and they do.

$1000?

Look at the Masi Alare ($930) or the CAAD9. I don't sell either brand, by the way, just so y'all don't think I'm being a shill. lol.
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Old 05-11-09, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Also, do the sora ones havea built in gear gage? Some stis do
None of the STI's have a built-in guage. However, there is a little indicator that goes inline with the cable housing that you can put on.
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Old 05-11-09, 08:48 PM
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These do, at the top. "optical gear display", rather https://jensonusa.com/store/product/S...Sti+Lever.aspx

I just had fun! decided to add 10 psi to my tires, and in the process of removing the pump frtom the valve pulled it against the rim hole and ripped it. wonderful. got the tube yesterday too.
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Originally Posted by Nachoman
Wow, I guess mine should have crapped out about 7 years ago then. Besides the Flight Deck having a gear indicator and virtual cadence, in my opinion it seems no more, or less, crappy than any other cyclo computer on the market.

Edit: but I admit that I am kind of inanely enamored with the gear indicator.

+1 I like mine too, and the gear indicator, but have only had Flight Deck for a year. But, I have two of them so that's almost like two years with no problems.

If I could change anything about Flight Deck, I'd add the ability to customize the screens. Also temperature would be nice (I'm a data junkie).
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Originally Posted by PlatyPius
Flight Deck is Shimano's crappy computer that works for about 5 months, then dies. It's made for people who inanely think that gear numbers are somehow important.


My FD worked for over a year with but a few hitches that wasn't impossible to fix. And because I was so happy with it, I'm about to fit it on my Sram Rival controlled bike so I have all the features except gear indicator and cadence. To see what gear I'm in so I don't have to look back at the cassette and risk catastrophic injury, I've just installed the Dura-Ace inline gear indicator. It actually works with Rival. I'll post pics in another thread to show one and all how awesome it is.
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
These do, at the top. "optical gear display", rather https://jensonusa.com/store/product/S...Sti+Lever.aspx
So it does... I guess it's new.
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Does it say flight deck on them? I don't get it.

And platypius, ok. nice bike. But, lol, my limit is low 1000
If it says Flight Deck, then it's compatible with the FD computer.
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Old 05-11-09, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Alright. I might get 105 shifters on my bike. Working at a bike store + discounts = awesome. Unfortunately they only stock Giant, which I do not want, so can't buy the bike there.
If you work at a bike shop and you're asking these questions, what do you do when a customer asks YOU these questions?
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Sora does not say flight deck, but as listed here, under technical specifications > shift lever or brake lever, it says sora/flight deck compatible. https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...=38496&eid=115

Anywayssss yeah.
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Because I'm 15 and have worked there for 3 days.
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Because I'm 15 and have worked there for 3 days.
Your posts are making more sense now...
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Originally Posted by umd
So it does... I guess it's new.
Sora had OGDs last year too. I believe Tiagra does as well, this year. We don't sell a lot of Tiagra bikes, so I can't say for sure without typing letters into the Google box, and honestly....I can't be arsed.
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is sora alright? even though it has a different type of shifting than all that are higher than it? whats the reason for that i wonder
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Originally Posted by PlatyPius
Sora had OGDs last year too. I believe Tiagra does as well, this year. We don't sell a lot of Tiagra bikes, so I can't say for sure without typing letters into the Google box, and honestly....I can't be arsed.
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I haven't seen Sora in person for about 4 years, when I was first looking at road bikes.

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is sora alright? even though it has a different type of shifting than all that are higher than it? whats the reason for that i wonder
cost
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Sora shifts similarly to how Campy shifts. I prefer the thumb levers to Shimano's "normal" STIs. My Soras have about 3000 miles on them.
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cost,but really, whats one shape of plastic to another cost wise?
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
cost,but really, whats one shape of plastic to another cost wise?
It's not the shape of the plastic, it's how the mechanics work inside. It's a more complicated mechanism the way the others are set up.
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I liked the Flight Deck on the Tiagra equipped Trek I had a while back. Put several thousand miles on it without any problems. The gear indicator was actually quite nice to have, the virtual cadence worked brilliantly, and the control buttons under the hoods were very convenient. Not that there aren't a number of other bike comps that could do much the same thing, but it wasn't the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.
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Just to throw this into the mix as well, I do believe that there is more than one model of the FD, and some are not compatible with certain levers. In addition to that, there are 9 speed models and 10 speed models, so if you decide you want one, make sure you do a little homework and find out which model is compatible with the levers you are going to use it on.
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Um I have had a flight deck on both my current and previous bikes. Ultimate in uncool, but it is set so that all it tells me is what gear I'm in and what cadence I'm pushing. I live where there are a lot of small hills and rises - maybe that is why I like it as it allows you to stay in the right gear to keep the cadence in the mid 90s. I don't claim to be a great cyclist - it is not essential, but when you get used to having it, it is pretty nice.

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