I have no Actual opinion (use-based opinion) on this drive train. I have a lot of issues with the drive train based on engineering (efficiency loss, unnecessary gear range) and think it is more a gimmick than a breakthrough, but that is not based on use.
However ... here we have someone who actually laid ou the cash for this expensive new drive train ... who doesn't like it.
I don't know if Sram didn't test the ergonomics or merely made possibly awkward choices .... maybe people with larger hands love the shifter.
But this person doesn't like it---which makes me wonder why the OP bought the bike, knowing the shifter didn't fit ... or if there was no or insufficient test-riding?
In any case, OP ... you bought it, you own it. No point in asking how it works for others----it doesn't work for you.
Originally Posted by
Kimmo
I say bust out the Dremel and trim those paddles. The cut edge will be barely visible.