No doubt electronic is the future but I agree with rollin, it's so first generation. It will get better and I like the potential of electronic, assuming they implement them in the head units, like automatic shifting, programmed shifting (for intervals), gearing numbers, smart gearing linked to a power meter, etc. The list is huge. But...it's going to take a head unit that cares and something this industry rarely does, implement features riders want before the next generation stuff comes out. See Garmin for examples. I do believe we'll all be riding electronic at some point. That's probably 1 or 2 bikes away for most of us though.