Originally Posted by
chichi
There is more to the story than that..........
The DI2 triple was was originally set up as a non functioning display, the people from Shimano stopped by and said they didn't appreciate it, Erickson removed the front Di2 and replaced it with a mechanical front derailer, again just for display perposes. Neither the half electronic half mechanical or the Di2 triple was functional.
An interesting story, that! Here is a pic taken on Friday March 2, 2012 at 2:08pm PST, during the judging (
larger). I can't tell if that is a Di2 FD. There is a cable sticking out near the FD, which a Di2 presumably wouldn't need.
The caption:
Kent Erikson Tandem
Di2 front & rear derailleurs.
"stoker rear override sprinter shifting"
Timing belt (instead of chain)
Hydraulic rear brake controlled by stoker
S&S coupled