Originally Posted by
spdntrxi
yes slower.. but only a little. Also note there are 2 batteries but only 1 charger , they should loss power differently enough but something to keep in mind. The ppl I know that have etap buy another charger.
Originally Posted by
furiousferret
I think the shifting is negligible, no ones losing races because their eShifter is too slow.
Originally Posted by
topflightpro
I've done a couple test rides on older Shimano Di2 and eTap. I could not tell a difference. I know eTap is slower, but I think we are talking fractions of seconds difference.
As for the separate batteries, the FD battery should die a lot slower than the RD battery. Sram's argument is that if the RD battery dies, just put the FD on the chainring you want, then swap the FD and RD batteries so the RD will still be good to go.
OK, one of the articles made it sound like it's substantially slower.
Originally Posted by
revchuck
SRAM says 1,000 kilometers. Maybe it's the curmudgeon in me, but I think that if you can't keep your batteries charged, you're a poor candidate for electronic shifting.
Yeah, 1000km seems good enough for me. That would be every 3-4 weeks, and it's easy to unplug put on charger, re-plug. The shifters have 2032 which lasts a while also. So on one hand you have a hassle of multiple batteries, but on the other access is much easier. Good to know FD stays in whatever chain ring you want, instead of shifting to small one like in DI2.
Originally Posted by
scheibo
my di2 battery died on me back in june and i only got the warning for the first time at the start of that ride and figured it would last more than a couple hours.
That crossed my mind, then trying to fish it out from the seat tube.