Originally Posted by
chaadster
Jesus.
If anyone is "battling" with index shifting, it's their own ineptitude at fault, not index shifting. This question was settled long ago by competent minds.
Not so fast. I "downgraded" to friction shifters in my previous winter bike after a particularly frustrating winter. The indexed shifters would freeze (shifters, not cables) like nobody's business, partly because I had to keep the bike outdoors for extended periods. Friction shifters solved that problem.
--J