Originally Posted by dmitrivich
Is there some sort of technical reason why the Sora brifters can't have the upshift paddle like the rest of the Shimano STIs? It almost seems like they're designed to prod people to upgrade after riding their entry-level bike for awhile, and I'd think most people would upgrade to 105 or Ultegra rather than Tiagra. Just a conspiracy theory.
Even if there is, they could have put it in a more convenient place like campy shifters. (I love my veloce) The fact that they didn't lends much credence to this theory IMO.