Road Cycling - Electronic Shifting

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TrekRider

12-21-03, 04:44 AM

While prowling not-so-local bike shops, I ran into a Cannondale R1000 with wireless electronic shifting for the cassette. The front still had a conventional deraileur, but the rear was totally electronic. It had a small, inner lever, sort of like a modified STI, for the shifting.

It is made by Mavic, or so says the sticker on the rear receiver/derailleur.

Anyone have any experience with these?

Greg

12-21-03, 10:24 AM

That bike must be a few years old. The Mavic system didn't seem to catch on.

I don't have personal experience, but I've heard stories of cross signal, weight, and low battery power problems.

roadfix

12-21-03, 04:03 PM

As far as I know, that Mavic system was on the market a few years back but never caught on. I knew two guys who had them and they were constantly having some sort of problem with them. This was in the mid '90's...