Originally Posted by
fietsbob
By not having an indexed shifting scheme I can feel things thru the lever,
that may be missed in the quick mechanical click.
and like not forcing a shift in an inappropriate part of the terrain.
I'd love to go to barend shifters, but I haven't had the money. Well, I'm out $100 now. Could barends have helped me feel what was going on in the drivetrain better, possibly avoiding this incident?