Looking at the options for getting the most out of Ultegra Di2 8070
It seems that out of the box it works well but lacks some of the clever functionality that is possible. Such as displaying gears, synchro and battery level on your head unit and programming the hidden buttons on the hood tops.
Most places I have looked seem to say that you need a EWWU111wireless unit to do this but I have also come across the suggestion that the XT Di2 SC-MT800 display achieves the same thing but with the added display which will show the above mentioned information without having to cycle through screens on a head unit. Would I really cycle through screens to see what gear I'm in - unlikely but I suppose I would probably look at it if it was on a display in front of me all the time.
The display seems to be more common for mountain biking and I would be fitting it to a road bike. It also takes up space on the handlebars.
Any thoughts?
It seems that out of the box it works well but lacks some of the clever functionality that is possible. Such as displaying gears, synchro and battery level on your head unit and programming the hidden buttons on the hood tops.
Most places I have looked seem to say that you need a EWWU111wireless unit to do this but I have also come across the suggestion that the XT Di2 SC-MT800 display achieves the same thing but with the added display which will show the above mentioned information without having to cycle through screens on a head unit. Would I really cycle through screens to see what gear I'm in - unlikely but I suppose I would probably look at it if it was on a display in front of me all the time.
The display seems to be more common for mountain biking and I would be fitting it to a road bike. It also takes up space on the handlebars.
Any thoughts?