Rumor?... this stuff has been out for a long time.

I had my bike upgraded with the 5700 shifters and RD back in September, think they had been out since around June/July, both marked down 20% off MSRP... which at the time I thought strange considering it was new... but didn't complain.

The hidden cables are nice... love the new hood shapes, bulge in the middle fits hand really nice. I've not had even a hint of numbness like usual on long 60-120mile rides.

But overall not impressed. The shifting may actually be worse than my old beat up Tiagra, not as crisp and direct feeling. And underneath the shifter is all this metal stuff, when I'm up off the saddle pulling up on the bars... my fingers are looped around bare metal moving bits instead of rubber. Not real pleased. Also seems strange that it's all more exposed to the elements.