roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Hydraulic discs are LESS faff to maintain. I have no idea where the myth that they are more of faff has come from.
Yes, Di2 requires batteries to be charged every few months. I don't see that as making the whole thing worse for even a "liesure" cyclist. I don't believe the advantages of Di2 are enough to make it worthwhile for anybody cycling less than hundreds of miles a week, but I don't see the very minor inconvenience of charging batteries as being nearly enough to outweigh even those small advantages.
Tubeless is inly a PITA if you have issue with it. IF you can get it set up right, it is generally better, as it results in much fewer punctures, and the ability to run at lower pressures, giving a better ride. Whether that outweighs the faff of getting it set up to start with, I grant is debatable.
1x, I agree I would not want it, but then it isn't one of the things that are hard to avoid, very few road bikes come with it, the main use for 1x is mountain bikes, plus quite a few gravel bikes. I doubt it makes those bikes worse for the people using them - and indeed only having one changer to worry about is probably an improvement for a leisure cyclist.
I hope we can simply happily agree to differ on all of these.
[Edit: what i would say is that the cost of some of these things is huge compared to any benefit, even if you believe there is a benefit]