Originally Posted by
Looigi
I think you're off base. 5700 was good and fine. 5800 offers some minor improvements. Right and left shifting are already way different.
Yes 5700 was fine, but the current 58/6800 series (they have the same hoods) are a massive improvement ergonomically.
For feeling different, if you have different shaped shifters in each hand, it is noticable, if you don;t mind that great, but it can be distracting.
For the shifting, the 58/6800 design FD has a much nicer/smoother feel than the previous generations ever did.