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.

 

[NorvernRob]

I'm sticking with rim brakes / 9spd / indexed / external cables on all my derailleur bikes, but I'll fight to the death to defend your right to spend your money on internal / headset routed / hydraulic disc / 13spd / electronic tomfoolery.

How about rim brakes with external brake cables, and wireless 11 speed gears with no cables?

There’s a nice one for sale in the classifieds (mine)

 

[Dogtrousers]

How about rim brakes with external brake cables, and wireless 11 speed gears with no cables?

There’s a nice one for sale in the classifieds (mine)

I've considered putting electronic shifting on my bike, purely because of my love of gadgets. I'd end up with a steel framed, rim braked, electronic geared bike, which would be a bit of an oddity.

Actually I imagine I might have problems mounting the necessary bits and pieces like batteries or junction boxes and may have to resort to duck tape.

 

[Elybazza61]

I've considered putting electronic shifting on my bike, purely because of my love of gadgets. I'd end up with a steel framed, rim braked, electronic geared bike, which would be a bit of an oddity.

Actually I imagine I might have problems mounting the necessary bits and pieces like batteries or junction boxes and may have to resort to duck tape.

Nothing a drill and steel bit can't solve,,,,,

Might be alright with SRAM as it's wireless but it'd have to be SH I think as they don't do much rim brake stuff now.

 

[presta]

Surely they work by number of changes??

Indeed, but that'll be closely related to mileage on average, and most have a better idea how many miles they ride than how many changes they make.

The head unit displays battery state and gives you a warning when it is getting low.

But how accurate is it as the battery gets older?

 

[Webbo2]

Indeed, but that'll be closely related to mileage on average, and most have a better idea how many miles they ride than how many changes they make.


But how accurate is it as the battery gets older?

I would think reasonably accurate as head units don’t start recording your distance wrongly as their batteries lose power.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

But how accurate is it as the battery gets older?

The indicator on my sixteen year old Sony Cybershot is still as accurate as ever, so I don't see why it should be any different on electronic gears.