Originally Posted by
alcjphil
I do know someone who make that switch. He considers himself "old school" and when he bought a new bike a few years ago he had the bike converted from DI2 to mechanical shifting. He also scoffs at disc brakes and road tubeless tires. A lot of experienced older riders who buy new bikes nearing retirement age buy the bike they couldn't afford when they were younger
Did he actually ride it with Di2 and disliked it enough to go to the expense of converting to mechanical
or was he just dead set against trying something different?
I can fully understand not going to the expense and hassle of converting from mechanical to electronic, but it just seems nuts to rip off a brand new functioning Di2 groupset and replace it with mechanical. Not unless you were having serious issues.