Originally Posted by
smd4
I suppose it’s a little cheaper to replace a cable than a battery. Although a cable lasts longer than a battery. Like I’ve said before, this isn’t a cheap hobby. Even so, I personally don’t like to spend money unnecessarily.
Well, its a LOT cheaper to initially replace shift cables than a battery. I tend to buy the Shimano DA pre-packaged shift cable and housing set which runs about $31 or so. A Battery is $130. A road cable maybe every 2 or 3 years ?, a battery every 5 ?. Thats what my road Di2 has on it and its still holding a multi month charge. Battery might cost more long term, but on Di2 the shifting never slowly gets worse as can happen with mechanical.