Originally Posted by
speshelite
So, I'd have to go Di2, Campy Chorus or higher in order to get the multi upshift feature.
You can run 10 speed with 2010 Ultrashift levers, or swap a right index cam and front ratchet into a 2014 Chorus lever.
Other mix-and-match options exist for 11 cogs.
For those of you with multi upshift systems, is that particular feature addictive? As in, it'd be really hard to go without now that you've tried it?
Yes. It allows dropping from big to small ring and ending up in the next lower gear in one motion regardless of how wide the rings are and how narrow the cassette is.
For example, with 50-34 x 13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23 when you're riding 50x21 and eschewing the fully cross-chained combinations 34x15 five cogs away is the next lower gear, with 34x16 four cogs away a hair easier than 50x23. Shove both your thumb buttons at the same time on most Campagnolo levers made since 1992 and you're there, not
CLICK-release-click-release-click-release-click-release (and maybe click-release)