Originally Posted by
Dolamite02
I'd have a hard time loosing the feel of the brakes in my hand. There's a lot of feedback you get through gentle modulation of the brakes which couldn't be transferred electronically.
+1 Same issue between traditional throttle cables and "Drive-by-wire" systems in newer cars.
The geek in me loves the technology (the auto-trim of Di2 is amazing to watch) but why muddy a beautiful mechanical process with circuit boards and wires. I just don't agree with all the hype and movement towards electronic shifting (and now braking) technology on bikes.
