Originally Posted by jon c.

I like feeling that click and the resistance in the lever.

That feels too disconnected to me. I prefer downtube friction. I took a 30 year break and when I came back that mechanical indexed stuff just felt weird.

I am a bit surprised that electronic shifting took as long as it did to hit the mass market. But now that the technology is out there, economies of scale should make it available on box store bikes in another five years.