Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
I'm thinking the would tend to put less. The amount of pull is indexed, you get to the end, you're out of clicks, and you're not putting as much stress as a ham fisted operator of a friction shifter.
Yes, but the high and low limits on the indexing are set at the derailleur, which means that you can strain the cable against them.
I bet people that constantly "run out of low gears" and try to shift against the limit strain their cable moreso than those who don't.