Originally Posted by
Metzinger
...Removing the back wheel isn't so hard that one needs to go to such heroic measures....
I'm rather fond of the basic idea of electric shifting, I think I'd appreciate (and use!) the possibility to shift from different hand positions.
Assuming a system is built with one button for "up" and one for "down" it'd be far easier to double up on the controls than with mechanical systems.
Heck, for the rider occasionally wanting to get that retro feeling one could easily stick yet another pair of shifter buttons on the down tube!