Originally Posted by
dddd
Crashing a bike with integrated shifters (4) can have implications that DT levers are immune to, not to mention that integrated shifters are also heavier and more expensive.
And when you crash a bike with DT shifters and trash the mounting boss? Now you're talking about taking the bike to a frame builder to cut out and braze in a new one, or leaving a mangled hunk of metal on and adding a clamp on mount. I can guarantee that either is much more difficult (and in most cases, much more costly) or ugly than buying a new lever to pop on.
And before you say that doesn't happen, I have a frame downstairs that I piked up for nothing because someone did exactly that to the front shifter mount, that I intend to build into a 1x city setup some day.