Originally Posted by
Steve B.
I have an XT Di2 system on my hardtail and an Eagle AXS system on my FS. I have to say that the AXS was as easy as could be to install, no wires to run, works flawlessly. Both mt. bike electronic systems work perfectly and are reliable. If anything, I thing electronic makes more sense on a mt. bike then a road bike as you shift a lot more, so its super easy. Plus there are no cables to get dirty and need replacing. It baffles me that there are not more mt. bikes sold with Di2, it makes great sense to have electronic.
Yep, I setup my AXS on my Emonda in about 25 mins start to finish. The rim brake cables took the longest if you want to consider 10 mins long. I very much appreciate not having to have 4 cables as well. Being in the Southeast, heat is a battery killer, and I noticed with my old Domane, which had di2, I would need to charged the battery every couple of months from late spring through early fall. In the late fall, I could charge it, and it would hold a charge until Feb\Mar, even though my milage was pretty steady through the year. Now with AXS, I can pop the batteries off the bike and store them inside, out of the heat and cold of the garage. I started doing that for my tool batteries several years ago and found they held a charge much longer when in use than when I would leave them in the garage in the tool cases.