Originally Posted by
Crash716
wow, now you not only know everything about cycling, you also know my workout routines, impressive cool guy...
you stated there were no benefits or gains, reduced shifting effort is indeed a benefit, or gain.
I never stated I had any problem shifting my bike, and I am sure that no matter what i write you'll have some foolish response about my inability to adjust my derailleur, or my need to hit the gym just to prove your useless point. Again, your unnecessary sarcasm is unwarranted..
But I am sure you already know that...
My personal view is you are being a bit touchy.
I believe your claims that shift efforts is reduced is anecdotal at best. The reason why I say that is because many struggle with internal cable friction...especially with Shimano's cable pull with under handlebar routing....and there is nothing on the web that suggests that any given cable set type has an advantage over the other in terms of cable friction that allows for better shift performance down the cassette in back aka up shifting. There should be a correlation between shift effort and internal cable friction for the same groupset.
Of course at the end of the day people believe what they will and this won't change.