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@Smallfurry
Hes probably weak and weird. I mean the guys filmed himself shifting gear in his living room FFS.
Theres a sharp ramp in pressure needed to shift, and once you get the first click, the next is'nt far behind. So you need to be careful not to over cook it. Its the price you pay for being able to shift half way up the cassette in one movement. Saying that, like double tap, it takes less than an hour to get used to. Like the 11th cog, the ability to shift so many gears, is'nt really something you need. But it does become a nice luxury.
We could exchange techy pros and cons for days. But all that matters, is if you like the levers. Are they a comfortable plave for the hands, and do you get on with the shifting mechanism. Simples.
IMHO PT seems like a compromise, to get campag on OTPs at a workable price, and even then OTPs running Sram out value them. UT is a great system, but hype behind BB30, is probably too much to ignore.
...or what MrTester said.