Noticed in the recent What Mountain bike that elctronic shifting is big but do you like it?
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Electronic Gear shifting Yay or Nay?
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Having ridden quite a lot of Di2, I say, without reservation - YES!
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Don't like the price
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I would hate to have all the elctronic gizmos kinda takes the fun out of a simple bike that works
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Solution in search of a problem/ Pointless
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Love Di2, hate the price!
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CaptainFlashheart - Member
Having ridden quite a lot of Di2, I say, without reservation - YES!+1 with the man from pimlico.
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Solution in search of a problem/ Pointless
you need to try it. then you'll see.
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Does it come with electronic pedaling ?
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you need to try it. then you'll see.
+ 1 for thebikechain!
Pimlico's a fine place, you know, Pinches! Not like the slums of Fulham!
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j_me - Member
Does it come with electronic pedaling ?Nah, but I know a few bikes which do...!
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Is it really that much effort to push a lever with your thumb?
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simplify and add lightness
KISS
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TJ, Jimmy, et al - Ride Di2, then tell us that! It is, I have to say, truly impressive.
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TJ, Jimmy, et al - Ride Di2, then tell us that! It is, I have to say, truly impressive.
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Great on a test ride I bet.
Long term?...
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Would prefer hydraulic shifting
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I love fettling with my bike so it would take the fun out of that
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Are Surly coming out with a single speed version?
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CFH - I have no desire to - I believe in
simplify and add lightness
KISS
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Yes if they make it wireless and a whole lot cheaper.
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Pimlico's a fine place, you know, Pinches! Not like the slums of Fulham!
Pimlico's a boring, noisy congested area, with a slightly rough housing estate in the middle of it, and not all that many good pubs, tbh. One or two maybe. It's just expensive 'cos it's close to Buck Palace and Westminster. There are bits of Fulham what make Pimlico look crap. And Fulham's no magical place, either. Pimlico has bugger all soul or local vibe; it's a place where frightened people shut themselves away in their town apartments, then bugger off for the weekends. Rich pickings if you're a burglar, mind...
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looking forward to it. Never tried Di2 but if price was right i'd have it. Its just bikes moving on.
People prob thought that mtb's were sorted in the 80's then suspension, dont need it but most of us have it now, same as tyre technology, carbon frames etc. Move with the time, accpet it, dont deny itThats a yay by the way
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Some of the elite cyclocrossers are now using Di2 over here in Belgium & are very happy with it. The mud (& believe me we had some shocking mud last week) has not been a problem.
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simplify and add lightness
KISS
How's the unicycling coming on?
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Tj- it is simple. That's the beauty of it.
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Phill - I have not been riding it recently
I broke it doing jumpsTBC - It is not simple. It requires a source of electricity, a device to turn electricity into movement, a cpu etc.
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Ok well we look fwd to seeing you tomorrow on your rigid ss with cantis then aye?
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DI2 is wonderful to use, really smooth and simple, but i'm with TJ and others that think that it's a bit OTT. i can't get excited about it personally, but i can see why some people love it.
i'd rather have the minimum complexity necessary to do the job than the maximum, that's all.
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If dynamos were more common, it would make more sense.
I'm sure it can shift better than a human though.Posted 1 year ago # -
Doesnt make the bike a very sustainable form of transport does it if you have to recharge the battery all the time?
I know it will be small but there will be some carbon emissions associated with charging the unit and that goes against one of the main reasons I ride a bike.
I do recharge my lights though, but not all year.
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someone let me know when it's:
a) no more expensive than cable shifting.
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b) more reliable than cable shifting.
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c) easier to work on than cable shifting
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d) no heavier than cable shifting.
then i'll let you know if i'm interested.
i had a quick play with it in an LBS - it seemed to work well, but then i saw the price!
i love technology and innovation, i embrace it when i see that it offers something better.
the biggest problem i have with gears is how quickly grit/water/whatever in the cable throws the indexing out. it's depressing to think that my gears won't work properly until May, anything that does without cables is worth trying (i'll let other people try it till the price comes down a wee bit)
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Its alot better than Shimano Airlines, I'd like to see what bikes come with it as standard in 5-10 years time. I personally can't see any more downsides than cables. People are scared of change.
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It's superb. All bikes in the future will have it.
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organic355 - Member
Doesnt make the bike a very sustainable form of transport does it if you have to recharge the battery all the time?
I know it will be small but there will be some carbon emissions associated with charging the unit and that goes against one of the main reasons I ride a bike.
I do recharge my lights though, but not all year.
does it make much difference if the energy to move the dérailleur comes from your body or a battery? Especially since food production on the whole seems to be pretty inefficient.
I'm impressed by the auto-trim front dérailleur and smooth shifting on the rear. Price is a shocker tho!
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