Didn't you buy a Trek? Not necessarily disagreeing but you did buy a Trek if I am not mistaken.



Going back to the origins of the topic. Di2 is freakin' awesome. While currently the price point is steeper than some might want to spend it can really benefit cyclists who aren't racing. Yes it is awesome for racing but it has features that can help you shift and allows you to now have shifters in multiple locations or with different functions, on the bike which can be beneficial to tourists and those with hand issues. Plus you can also run XTR/XT long cage rear mech on a drop bar so you can have a wide range cassette but without the issues of cable pull ratios.
I don't know I do a whole ton of offroad or more remote touring with it but around cities or in more civilized places, I might highly consider it.

I am not saying go out and spend a ton of money on Di2 or that mechanical shifting is garbage but I can say Di2 is some really awesome technology that I hope continues to be developed and fine tuned and the technology trickles down a bit. It could make a fun adventuring machine and I love my new road bike with Di2 a lot.