Originally Posted by
smd4
I've never had any other shifter, myself. Although I do see the benefits of integrated shifters/brake levers. They're just too complicated for my taste; too many other things to go wrong.
Half the fun of biking is figuring out what we do or don't like. There's nothing wrong here either way, you don't want to futz with anything else, and I respect that. I just don't think it's naysaying to suggest that a person try stuff out.