Originally Posted by
Insidious C.
I am a old school guy who does not readily embrace new bike tech. But I would certainly consider Di2 or anything else that allows me to continue biking as I age. Luckily, the arthritis that is starting to affect my knuckles is irritated by shifting brifters only so far.
Same here. I have elbow and wrist problems on my right arm. Shimano road bike shifters cause me pain eventually, especially if I ride that bike regularly. My Sram, bar end and down tube shifter bikes don't.
If / when I can't ride my road bikes without pain, I'll gladly buy electronic shifters if they would help. I'd also switch everything over to indexed bar end shifters. I love integrated shift/brakes, but really bar ends work fine as do down tube if you are OK with reaching down for them.
As far as MTB type shifters, I don't really know too much about them, as the MTB I ride has 90s era Suntour shifters. They'd be murder on arthritic thumbs, I think.