Pretty cool!

The HTC-Columbia guys were running this for their last classic, except for their sprinters, right?

It's not a remote, remotes are wireless.

Besides that, it's just Di2. Whether the shifter controls are actually in/on the hoods or on the flats or whatever doesn't really matter. I'd love to ride Di2 once though, see what it performs like...

Not sure of your age but, there were wired remotes long before there were wireless remotes. That said, I had a chance to ride Di2 a while back and found it pleasant to use,won't be an early adopter due to cost though.

You might consider the downtube shifter as being a wired remote versus reaching back and manipulating levers on the earliest derailleurs.

Soon the electronic wireless remote derailleur shifter will be held by the directeur sportif back in the car and he will decide when to change gears.

I'd agree with you but I don't want to show how old I am too.

I'm curious about this remote shifting. Are the controls for the FD like the pic too? If they can be freely mounted i different location I might finally leave Campy.

(A motorcycle accident has me riding 1 handed and though I have an effective way to mount a FD shifter on the right side of the bars I'm always looking for "upgrades.")

I'm not deleting my doubles anymore. They're just going to have to fix this. Sorry.

I'm surprised the UCI hasn't outlawed electronic shifters.

No, but I'm sure with some DIY it wont be a problem.

Hmmm.... kill switches for bikes too? That could be fun.

If they were wireless, A team mechanic could have some fun with that. especially in a team time trial.

No, remotes are remote

no. before radio control was the norm, remote control cars had cables coming out of them. I also had a cable box where the remote was attached to the box by a cord. I'm not even that old... i think.

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Wired or wireless, as long as it can be controlled from a distance (of even an inch away!) is a remote. Problem solved. Case closed.

I've got the recipe for dirt, want to borrow it?

If you're talking about when it says "You cannot post two posts in less than 30 seconds" you just need to not press post when it gives you this error...

I thought I was the only one having that problem.

The satellite shifter is only for the RD. https://www.glorycycles.com/shdudi2swsas.html

But I would think you could work out something with the "bar con" shifter deisgned for TT use: https://bike.shimano.com/publish/cont..._for_time.html

...or a rival directeur sportif.

^^^ That is interesting.....

Edit: Referring to Merlin's links above.

No, it's a(nother) system glitch. Seems to affect mods the most but random members as well.

No, it's a(nother) system glitch. Seems to affect mods the most but random members as well.

See.......

everytime i post i get the "this is a duplicate post of one you made in the last 30 seconds" I'm guessing the mods don't have that restriction so every time you make a post, it just makes them both. the error is annoying enough, so i could imagine your frustration.

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