Originally Posted by
Dan333SP
I've ridden Di2 bikes and honestly, the only thing about it that made me say "Whoa! Much better!" was the front shifting. If you keep your RD cable tension set properly and have a fresh chain/cassette. the rear shifting isn't really that much faster/better. In fact, if you like sweeping across a few gears at a time IMO it's easier with mechanical versus holding the shift button down. Better tactile feedback.
Yeah, I don't see the point of Di2.
I mean, sure - if you go to the gun range with an automatic weapon because you like to how many rounds you can pop off in 5 seconds as opposed to a semi-automatic. But the goal is actually hitting the target.
Or if you just want a bigger spoon because you want to shove that much more food into your pie hole...go for it.
Probably bad analogies, but that's why I used them.
But if that's what you want - go for it. It's a free country with all sorts of options.