Shimano Di2 Major Price Drop
10-19-09, 05:56 PM
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I really don't find mechanical D.A. lacking in any significant way. And it doesn't need batteries. Or wires. Or wifi.
You stupid Bike Schwag Drooling Junkie friggin WEENIES. Thankfully, I am above such fixations.
You stupid Bike Schwag Drooling Junkie friggin WEENIES. Thankfully, I am above such fixations.
10-19-09, 05:58 PM
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10-19-09, 06:18 PM
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10-19-09, 06:23 PM
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10-19-09, 06:30 PM
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Why does it matter that it's a battery? If you don't have to charge it for thousands of miles, then it's not really relevant that it is electronic rather than mechanical. It's not something you would have to deal with any more frequently than many of the purely mechanical maintence items. Unless there is a failure it's not going to sneak up on you.
10-19-09, 06:52 PM
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10-19-09, 07:53 PM
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It's like upgrading to a digital clock over an analog to tell time or whatever other analogy you can think of... blah blah blah
10-19-09, 09:19 PM
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I like mechanical drivetrains because they're mechanical. I wear watches with mechanical movements because their mechanical.
Having said this, I took a quick spin on a Di2 bike. It was really nice, and I don't like Shimano. The stuff was way nicer than I wanted it to be.
Having said this, I took a quick spin on a Di2 bike. It was really nice, and I don't like Shimano. The stuff was way nicer than I wanted it to be.
10-19-09, 09:23 PM
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Oh, so nobody's buying the $3K electronic DA shifting setup?
Wow, what a shock.
Friggin idiots. If they had come out with this crap @ the price they'll probably drop it to now (like half the original price) they'd be selling the stuff like hotcakes. And everybody would want it too.
They are NOT selling it @ current prices. My LBS, 15 miles from Manhattan, with a very high end customer base, has sold ONE, count 'em, ONE set of this stuff @ retail in the 6+ months since they've had it. If they're not selling it then NOBODY is really selling it. Trust me on this.
Wow, what a shock.
Friggin idiots. If they had come out with this crap @ the price they'll probably drop it to now (like half the original price) they'd be selling the stuff like hotcakes. And everybody would want it too.
They are NOT selling it @ current prices. My LBS, 15 miles from Manhattan, with a very high end customer base, has sold ONE, count 'em, ONE set of this stuff @ retail in the 6+ months since they've had it. If they're not selling it then NOBODY is really selling it. Trust me on this.
How are you liking your Di2, Pcaddy?
