Originally Posted by
twocicle
Sorry, I just don't understand Shimano's mindset on why they would offer a XTR Di2 triple and not offer a triple in any other level for Mtn and none for any Road Di2 whatsoever. They just released the XT Di2 and no triple. This is really irking me.
Shimano has proven the XTR Di2 triple works fine, so it seems there is no good excuse not to offer it as a Road triple too. My reasoning for this statement is that these days there are very few Mtn bikes, if any, offering a triple setup. Walk into any modern, non-dept store bike shop that sells decent stuff and you will find the vast majority of those Mtn bikes are 1x rings only. By "vast majority", I'm seeing like 90%, with very few multi-rings on the floors.
Looking at the Road bike market, not only do you have the pavement bikes, but also gravel grinders and the trekking people too. IMO the market for a Road triple is far larger than whatever might still exist in the Mtn format.
I am disappointed as well not to have a triple available at a reasonable price. Companies are always looking for ways to cut the number of models without loosing sales. It just save costs on supply chain inventory and support. For example you are irked but what are your options? SRAM?, Campy ? there are no electronic triple options so Shimano still sells you a brand new Di2 system gets the revenue and save costs at the same time.
I am stocking up on Campy shifter parts to keep rebuilding for quite a while. I would buy a mid level electronic road or mtn triple if it could be made to shift 50/36/24 rings well but it does not look like that will be available.