Originally Posted by wild animals
Nexus 8 Pushbutton Shifter
Anybody used this? It says you can only go up or down one speed per tap, and I like to fling the grip-shifter from 8 down to 1 at stops, so I don't know how annoying it will be to have to hit a button 7 times for the same effect (and I'm not sure it will help with my cycling-induced tendonitis, either, which is what I'm trying to remedy by getting a new shifter).
Don't know anything about a push button shifter but do you really shift down to gear 1 at every stop? Not to say you shouldn't just seems strange to me. I never use gear one on my Sachs 7 speed or Shimano 7 speeds except when going up steep hills, or into really stiff winds on less steep hills. I usually start out from a stop on level ground in gear 4 and I ride a heavy bike loaded down with stuff.