I'm finishing a road bike build (2018 S-Works Venge Vias Disc) and am installing SRAM etap Wifli groupset. I see some people use "blips" on different parts of their handlebars. I read some reviews that say these are "essential", but I don't necessarily get it. What's the advantage of having these?
1) Sprint shifting by placing these in the drops. I see a lot of people do this but when I sprint in the drops I can reach my finger up and touch the button on the actual shifter.
2) Blips on the top bar to shift when climbing. Again, the shifters aren't far away (although more work than just reaching a finger up) but I'm using an Aerofly bar so these may look goofy on the top bars, especially since the bar tape doesn't go much past the hoods.
Am I missing something? I like the idea of having more cool gear, but this one seems like a tough sell for my purposes/setup.
1) Sprint shifting by placing these in the drops. I see a lot of people do this but when I sprint in the drops I can reach my finger up and touch the button on the actual shifter.
2) Blips on the top bar to shift when climbing. Again, the shifters aren't far away (although more work than just reaching a finger up) but I'm using an Aerofly bar so these may look goofy on the top bars, especially since the bar tape doesn't go much past the hoods.
Am I missing something? I like the idea of having more cool gear, but this one seems like a tough sell for my purposes/setup.