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Originally Posted by mtnbiker310
I don't know anything about the evolution of shifters in early mountain biking. When I got into mountain biking a dozen years ago, my bike had the grip-shift indexed twist shifters. I guess if I had to use a friction shift back then, I probably would have given up. Or maybe just set a gear at the start of a technical climb and never changed it until I hit the top. Practically like riding a fixie?
Come to think of it, there are a lot of climbs where I just stay in one gear from bottom to top, but there are plenty of others where it's nice to have fast, accurate shifts.
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I have ot agree, on mtb click shifting is more important than clipless pedals. RC's point about click shifting being good for beginners is also valid. Even so, being old and stubborn, I do nto change my vote (I know that click shifting is nto really hte same as index shifting, but it is easier to type, which ease is wiped out by this parentethtical comment; I am a mess)