Originally Posted by
PeteHski
If those things are challenging for you then fair enough. But for most people they are trivial. Using an App for setup is optional too, at least with SRAM.
i rode my di2 bike thousands of miles before looking at the app, and have actually never changed anything. no OS updates or anything to worry about. it is entirely optional once the bike is put together - and might even be optional then depending on the setup. i wonder if the people railing against the complexity of di2/axs have ever actually used such a bike. you literally don’t have to do anything except charge the battery every few months.
you just get on the bike and ride it, like any other bike. except it always shifts perfectly.