Indexing works beautifully for me and has for about 50,000+ miles. I have recently switched to friction and simply like the smoothness of the shifts. I did ride my Vaya recently with the indexing and it was SUPER convenient to shift, as compared to my bar-end friction shifters. So they both have their advantages. For me I would rather ride in a not so perfect gear some of the time instead of shifting every time I get a few revolutions from perfect. This allows me to enjoy the ride more. YMWill Likely V.