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Old 11-10-17, 06:16 AM
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FlashBazbo
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Okay . . . it's already been threadjacked into a Di2 thread. But just yesterday I seriously considered having a cable actuated bike as my primary bike for the first time in 8 years. The thought didn't last long. Most of the reasons I wouldn't consider a non-Di2 primary bike have already been listed above. Add to those the fact that you can't use a remote/climbing shifter in a cable actuated system. And that, once adjusted, unless you change components, you never ever have to adjust your derailleurs again. (Di2 cables don't stretch.)


But the biggest one for me? I hated how shift quality diminished over time with cable shifters. And this led to lubing/replacing shift cables (and bar tape) every six months (sometimes a year). Di2 is set and forget. Got no barrel adjusters. Needs no barrel adjusters. It's a beautiful thing.
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