Originally Posted by
RaleighSport
So if your battery dies, does the derailer lock in place in the last gear you set it to or what?
On Shimano, when the battery's getting low, it shuts down the front derailleur and you can still use the rear for several hundred more shifts. It's easy to check battery status at any time, just hold either shift botton down >1sec. on the right-hand shifter and look at the LED indicator on the junction:
Solid green indicates >75% charge remaining. For those who may be wondering, typically a charge will get you ~800-1000 miles of riding, not a hangup for most of us
