Originally Posted by
Ridefreemc
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.
after switching to indexed shifting in the 90s i have never looked back. i'm not a fan of trimming and it's nice to see shimano do away with it on ultegra and dura ace. the di2 bikes i've test ridden are sweet and di2 with an igh makes a lot of sense (igh hubs are not my thing, however).