Originally Posted by Gonzo Bob

I think riding the hoods and shifting bar-ends is less of a hassle than riding the drops and shifting STIs. I have 5 bikes and all 5 have different shifting, 1) old roadie with down-tube, 2) new roadie with STI, 3) old MTB with grip shift, 4) commuter/tourer with bar-ends on drops, 5) tri-bike with bar-ends on aerobars. Shifting is second nature on all of them although sometimes on one of the road bikes, I'll reach for the wrong location