for people wanting to try SS/FG, find a good gear ratio, then don't touch your shifters. Try to live with that for a season and see if it floats your boat.

On long rides, +2 hrs., Shifting to me is second nature, just a flick of the fingers. From my experience, I tend to "free my mind" when I have perfect cadence, otherwise I focus too much on spinning and not lose my footing if the gearing is too low on a long downhill or i focus too much on pushng the pedals and suppressing leg and lung pains when gearing is so high on long uphills.