Originally Posted by
Rolla
No doubt about it, "effortless" really is the best word to describe electronic shifting, and the allure of sequential gear increments is mighty powerful. But as illustrated by
A350driver (above), I don't want to have to rely on batteries and software to make my bike work; I have a hard enough time remembering to charge my lights.
Ive ran into a handful of people who were stuck in a certain gear because of electronic shifting. Heck. in the house im staying at now there was a high end MTB hanging unused for months because of the exact problem