XTR Di2 Shifting....
08-03-15, 05:10 PM
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XTR Di2 Shifting....
Anyone here have it on their bike or ridden a bike with it? I have owned Ultegra Di2 on a road bike and loved it. So, I am wondering about it for my XC MTB.
Thoughts from anyone who has owned or ridden it???
Thoughts from anyone who has owned or ridden it???
08-05-15, 11:33 AM
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I saw it, but didn't ask to ride. The bike was privately owned and far too expensive for me to consider throwing a leg over on a rough singletrack trail. It's so expensive that I wouldn't want to ask to ride it and have the owner say 'no'. Or more likely, 'hell no'. 
The big appeal of Di2 is sequential shifting. But the big appeal of Sram X1 is no front shifting at all. When you're 1X, every shift is sequential.
Have you ridden XX1, X01 or GX with the 10-42 cassette? I have, and I loved it... except for the jump from the 10T to 12T cog. That is nasty. But I think I hate front derailleurs even more, so I don't see a need for XTR Di2.
The big appeal of Di2 is sequential shifting. But the big appeal of Sram X1 is no front shifting at all. When you're 1X, every shift is sequential.
Have you ridden XX1, X01 or GX with the 10-42 cassette? I have, and I loved it... except for the jump from the 10T to 12T cog. That is nasty. But I think I hate front derailleurs even more, so I don't see a need for XTR Di2.
08-05-15, 01:24 PM
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I saw it, but didn't ask to ride. The bike was privately owned and far too expensive for me to consider throwing a leg over on a rough singletrack trail. It's so expensive that I wouldn't want to ask to ride it and have the owner say 'no'. Or more likely, 'hell no'.
The big appeal of Di2 is sequential shifting. But the big appeal of Sram X1 is no front shifting at all. When you're 1X, every shift is sequential.
Have you ridden XX1, X01 or GX with the 10-42 cassette? I have, and I loved it... except for the jump from the 10T to 12T cog. That is nasty. But I think I hate front derailleurs even more, so I don't see a need for XTR Di2.
The big appeal of Di2 is sequential shifting. But the big appeal of Sram X1 is no front shifting at all. When you're 1X, every shift is sequential.
Have you ridden XX1, X01 or GX with the 10-42 cassette? I have, and I loved it... except for the jump from the 10T to 12T cog. That is nasty. But I think I hate front derailleurs even more, so I don't see a need for XTR Di2.
