Originally Posted by seely
Ahh I despise rapidrise... its much more useful to be able to "grab a handful of gears" IMHO but to each their own. I know most of the pros at the NORBA this year were bemoaning the fact they had rapidrise on their new rigs... many swapped it for a 750 but if it works for you and you like it, leave it. I'm not sure if the 750 is still really available or not.
I have both but use the Dual Control Shifters for the Rapid Rise derailleur and Rapid Fire Shifters for the regular derailleur. I don't confuse the two because of the shifters but I can see how someone could easily go mad trying to think of what standard their using. Doing things subconsciously is a good thing-- could you imagine the accidents that would happen if auto-makers decided to switch the break and gas pedals on a 2004 cars? Yikes!