Quote Originally Posted by uforgot View Post
Hey, are you really forgetting stuff? I'm starting to get worried, and I know we are about the same age. Sometimes I have trouble coming up with a word. I never could remember where my keys and glasses were, so that's not bothering me. Tell me it's just normal pretty please???
Sometimes when i'm riding along and not paying much attention and then suddenly have to shift for a hill, I temporarily forget which of the 4 levers I need to hit on my brifters. That's ok, because after a second or two I remember, no disaster occurs.
However, then if I have not ridden my OTHER bike in a couple of weeks, I tend to start forgetting which direction the bar end shifters need to go for bigger or smaller gears, and it takes a few shifts to get the hang of it again.
It's just kind of annoying to have to keep going back and forth between the two systems and keep remembering which lever goes for which gear, and in which direction (up or down, and for uphill or downhill?).
I used to love the bar end shifters, but I have grown to like my brifters even better. So I decided I'd like both bikes to be the same. It also will substantially improve my hands' ability to reach around the brakes.

I think we all tend to forget little things as we get older. But I console myself with the thought that I truly believe I have at least twice as much stored information in my head now at 54 than I did when i was 25.