Originally Posted by
badger1
I can tell by feel whether I need to shift down or up to sustain my preferred cadence. Legs pushing too hard/cadence slowing, obviously need a lighter gear; the reverse -- harder gear.
My SRAM shifters on my hybrid have indicators and my Shimano shifters on my mountain bike have them. None of my other bikes have them. I find it interesting that on my bikes with indicators I find myself at times wanting to mash a higher gear because the indicator says this is the gear I typically ride in, even though I'm not able to pull it on that day due to wind, tired, etc. Without indicators I just spin in the proper gear without giving it much thought. So in a way not having them probably is beneficial for me.
If you like 'em, great. If you don't like 'em, great.