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When I bought my SCOTT CR1 (2x10) I noticed pretty quickly that it didn't display the gears that I was in... no big deal though. And now that I am replacing the Deore shifters on my mountain bike I noticed that the Shimano Saint and XTR shifters also lack displays to show the current gear.
What is the reasoning behind removing this feature from high end shifters? It doesn't bother me at all. But it almost seems backwards. I'm guessing there's a legitimate reason for it though.
I guess saving the extra weight it a pretty obvious reason... but that shouldn't apply to the Saint line of products or my Dura Ace shifter/break levers since it's all integrated... right?
What is the reasoning behind removing this feature from high end shifters? It doesn't bother me at all. But it almost seems backwards. I'm guessing there's a legitimate reason for it though.
I guess saving the extra weight it a pretty obvious reason... but that shouldn't apply to the Saint line of products or my Dura Ace shifter/break levers since it's all integrated... right?