Originally Posted by
Chinghis
Just a note that thumb shifters, like the Deore up above, are not the same as "trigger shifters," like modern Shimano stuff, right? Thumb shifters are the best - I think of them as knuckle shifters. Don't have to use your thumbs, just nudge it with a knuckle. The motion is almost like a grip shift.
I alway liked thumb shufters at least until my arthritis got too bad in my thumbs. I never found the knuckle thing to be the case. Your comment almost makes me want to ride my old 1990 MTB that had deore xt thumb shifters and try that. The problem is that it currently has drop bars and brifters on it.