I am one of those rare individuals that tried STIs, (and indexed for that matter) and didn't like them. They didn't do what I wanted them to do, so I went back to friction. I'll admit that I am not a serious cyclist, though. If electronic ever gets where it will do what I want from a shifting system, then I might go to it. I do have both padded shorts and saddles with some padding on them. I use them both at the same time. Am I breaking some kind of rule?