I’d talked myself round to reverting from the 12 speed set-up so was on the look-out for the cheap(ish) pre-owned parts I needed to buy to replace it. Once I had decided on a few bits and pieces I ordered them from e-bay. When they arrive I will have a couple of ways to go. I have previously considered changing to a Micro-shift, thumb shifter. These are made from alloy and look to be much sturdier than the Shimano ones which seem to be manufactured from even cheaper plastic as they issue new ones. The one thing that stopped me before was that I usually only saw 9 or 11 speed shifters. As the new free-hub I have bought is either 10 or 11 speed (with the addition of a spacer) then it’s not going to take too many extra components to switch to an 11 speed set-up. I’ll try it out once all the parts arrive and, fingers crossed, I will have gears I’m happy with and will stop changing things around.