Originally Posted by
ggbo951a
- Gear up/down shifting knobs appears to have awkwardly placed: normally with my previous bike i use thumb and index fingers for it up/down but on this bike it is just use thumb all the time. Not sure if it is weird by any standard.
- store guy gave me some B.S., you should not fiddling with gears as these bike are prone to gear damage lol, if he was trying to sell the bike, he just did the opposite. I caught him on this and pressed further, that seems poor quality and he sort of become elusive.
Actually, Microshift has essentially copied the push push shifting from SRAM shifters. It may seem weird at first, but it becomes much easier to ride after getting used to it. I've gotten so used to push push shifting from my prior Microshift Advant X and the SRAM system on my Genius, that my Deore system on my Trance, I don't even use my finger anymore to pull the shifter, since Shimano has the ability to shift push push or push pull style.
It's good for some of us that needs our fingers on our brakes, while the thumbs are for shifting.
Not sure about damaging gears, I've always known that shifting when the bike is not moving, will just stretch the cables and chain out.