Electronic shifting thoughts.

[Webbo2]

Why would you want to have a phone app be able to change gear for you???

I mean - ok there is testing - but you still have the button on the bars

so - just why???

I presume no-one has a phone mounted on their bars and uses it to change gear when riding???
I say presume because - well - you know - people

I was taking the Michael. The emoji with the big nose was supposed to give it away.
It was a bit of an urban myth when electronic gears first came out that someone at the side of the road could change gear as you rode past.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I was taking the Michael. The emoji with the big nose was supposed to give it away.
It was a bit of an urban myth when electronic gears first came out that someone at the side of the road could change gear as you rode past.

Oh sorry - missed that

and to be honest - given how things are with some companies
it is very believable

just because ti makes no sense doesn;t keep it out of "the app"

 

[oldandslow]

I'm just not prepared to buy new bikes fast enough to keep up. So maybe some time I'll do a day hire on holiday of something with electronic shifting and discs, just to say I've tried it. But I'm about 20 years away from needing actually to buy one, as I only got my first carbon frame less than two years ago, and even then I've just raced tonight on a very nice alloy Principia with 9-speed Ultegra.

Most of my bikes are steel, and I like all of them just as much as the day I bought them. Including the ones with friction shifting.

 

[Binky]

Love it. On my 4th group set 3 Shimano and 1 Sram.
Totally reliable.

Do be aware though that when an electronic group set begins to wear out (6 years IME) it's very expensive swapping parts in - new shifters for example £200 each - front derailleur close to that as well.

True although I've had my Di2 for 9 years now and only part replaced was the front derailleur which snapped, the lever arm. I bought a used one from Ebay £40 and job done. Mine though is old 6870 so cheaper 2nd hand parts I expect although probably soon obsolete!

If you did have to replace with new then yes very expensive.