Originally Posted by
PlatyPius
Flight Deck is Shimano's crappy computer that works for about 5 months, then dies. It's made for people who inanely think that gear numbers are somehow important.
I have a FD on my 2003 tandem, works perfectly, even after a zillion rain rides. It's not much use on a single, but on a tandem it can be hard to remember which ring I'm in, plus shifting the back around more than necessary is not good for Stoker's mindset. Both crankset and cassette are invisible to the captain. For some reason, the battery lasts almost forever. Front wheel speed pickup is nice too, for a wired gizmo.
It does matter which ring and cog one one is using, BTW.