Not an owner but everything I have heard says the thumb shifter (I woul dcall this going down the cassette) can do 1 gear at a time and the paddle will do up to 3 gears at a time.
Don't go by what Competitive Cyclist says on their site because they say it will work with Ergobrain and it wont.
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