Originally Posted by joejack951

Let's be a little more fair, though. How many bikes are on the road (and off) with mechanical shifting vs. electronic and those bikes have been out there for how many years? Not surprising then that you might see a few additional issues and without it causing much of a stir.

When Shimano continues to offer replacement batteries ten years after updating an old battery to a new style I'll have a little more faith in electronic shifting. Until then, I'll continue to actively suppress any interest I might have in it.