Originally Posted by
Geoff326
I just don't like the idea of shifting with my thumb cuz I usually use my thumb to stabilize my hands on the hoods.
I wont buy into the argument per say (primarily because I don't have experience with Shimano) however you really shouldn't be using your thumb to stabilize weight over your hoods/bars IMO. You should be very light on your bars at all times (except sprinting) IMO. Even when it is advantageous to bring your centre of gravity forward you should never shift it so far that you feel the weight transferred through your hands to your hoods/bars requires the reassuring stabilization of your thumb.
So I guess my contention is that your perceived requirement for 'thumb stabilization' shouldn't preclude you from considering Campagnolo primarily because I believe it is a redundant need on a bicycle were you to be utilising it in the correct manner.
But I don't really have a clue what I am on about so yeah ignore me.
