Originally Posted by
Novasteve74
It's good to hear people are still very much fond of non-STI shifting. I've only used STI shifted road bikes since I started commuting/cycling regularly, but I'm building a 1x8 commuter that will utilize a bar-end shifter and I'm unsure if I'll like it. Posts like these make me think I'll get by without STI just fine.
The 2 bikes I have DT STI shifting on have at most 10 total usable gears because of cross chaining so its not like I shift a ton with those bikes. I am starting to see the reason people go to the 1X__ setup more than I did before because depending on what you rode before you don't give up much in the way of gearing. I think you will like your setup.