Originally Posted by
DonkeyShow
With the indexed dt shifters do they click once then go back to center?
Nope. The click once and stay where you put them. Indexed DT levers simply have detents for each gear, and the lever directly pulls the cable, rather than a pair of levers turning or releasing an internal ratchet wheel that pulls the cable.
It's an interesting idea - a lever that you push one direction to up shift and the other direction to downshift, but the lever returns to the same place. But a lot of us who ride with DT shifters like to be able to look quickly at the shifters to see what gear we're in. With brifters, it doesn't matter as much because you can shift while braking for a stop, or even shift while standing on the pedals, while with DT shifters you have to take one hand off the bars to shift, so you have to plan ahead.