Originally Posted by redlude97

No ones arguing that really. What people are saying is that having to reach down to a DT shifter or having to reach up to the hoods isn't a big deal either way, so to argue against the 2300 shifters because of the thumb shifter in favor of DT doesn't make sense. There can be other valid reasons but that isn't one of them

Originally Posted by StanSeven

The argument about not shifting from the drops is weak. The majority of riders spend most time on the hoods or bar tops and not in the drops. I've seen numbers like 20% of the time is average. If someone is riding in the drops much more frequently, most likely your bars are way too high.