Originally Posted by
Jonathandavid
Good for you. I don't enjoy working on the cables of my derailleur at a campingsite, and I don't like having to wait for the end of the day for an opportunity to remove the noise from the chain against the cage.
I don't know why that would be a big deal. On the rare occasion it is needed, I just reach down and tweak the cable adjuster on the down tube a quarter turn while riding.
Originally Posted by
vins0010
No one said STI are more finicky than other index systems.
Actually I did. I don't consider it a big deal, but I do find them slightly more finicky than down tube shifters. I also find that the adjustment needs to be tweaked slightly more often. It might be the fact that there is a lot more cable housing (my dt shifters have none on the front and maybe 6-8" on the back). I suspect that bar ends may be closer to sti that dt in that regard, but have not used them in years, so I am hesitant to say.
That said it is definitely not a big issue. Any of the choices mentioned are pretty easy to adjust and keep adjusted.