I've been thinking of upgrading my Microshift setup for a while now. The downclick sound is crazy loud, and the shifting cables coming out of the hood tops are bothering me. Plus I'm hoping to just get a smoother shifting experience.

I know I'd need to change the R Derailer but do I need to do F as well?

Is there some reason why these shifters are so cheap? Was going to hop on this, but it looks as if they're old or something? Reviews are from 2012?

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