thoughts on ratchet shifters?

Yes, That's the one I'm talking about. If your basing your opinion on the way it "looks" then theres not much use in talking about it. Based on 35 years of real world experience the Cheetah is an infinitely better shifter for all the reasons I mentioned. Go to the US nationals and walk around the pits and see what the real racers prefer and ask them if their choices were made on the way the shifter "looks"

No need to get so defensive buddy... I was commenting on the shifter not your wife.

I'm offering the OP my opinion based on my 20 years of experience... He can decide for himself which POS he wants to use.