Oh, I buy parts online sometimes, but like I said, if I need a shifter cover(real and latest example of my Campy saga) I like the idea of being able to walk into a shop and walking out with one 5 minutes later. Can't do that with Campy because they can't get their product in stores.

I ended up with Campy kind of by accident, and kind of because I had tried the other two groups already and wanted to give Campy a whirl. Functionally its fine, although I don't think it has a significant advantage over the other groups.