to those saying time moves on and we have dropper posts and disc brakes that we now accept as the norm.... Those things were actually marked improvements.
Electronic shifting doesnt change what we can ride. It's incremental improvement at best. The cost of the upgrade isnt worth it to me.
my 11 speed x01 is till working fine 6 years later. Reliability for mtb stuff is pot luck
The cost of the upgrade isnt worth it to me.
That's fine - no one is making you have it.
I sold a jump bike I built and never used (as I'm shite at it) to pay for it. No Ragrets.
AXS, no real contest - incredibly easy to install, setup and use. The consistent result is fantastic no matter how manky the system gets.
Only drawback is the cost, but I've said that since the moment it was announced (all AXS kit is eye wateringly expensive).
Notice how none of the people who have actually ridden AXS have anything but positives to say, whereas the negatives only come from those who haven't?
Classic STW 🤣
I haven't got to try AXS yet and the only negative I could think of would be price....but I just added up what I have spent on replacing exploded shimano mechs and I reckon it could have easily financed AXS if I'd just done it the first time...As I was tempted to do but didn't because I was scared of the price, oh the irony.
When the current one goes I'm just biting the bullet, just don't tell the wife!
Well my upgrade kit arrived today. After all the positive comments from those that have used it I just thought sod it. The X01 rear mech isn't much cheaper to replace in the event of damage so it made sense. Gutted I'm still waiting on frame and fork to get the build started now.
