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Originally Posted by tttoon
The weight is not really a factor since most high level bikes are on the minimum UCI weight limit (6.8kg) anyway, and need ballast to be legal in a race.
Mechanical groupsets need constant fiddling to shift accurately because of stretch and friction in the cable. There is no comparison in shift quality and ease of maintenance, electronic shifting is just much more precise. Everytime you select a gear the rear mech stops in exactly the same place with an electronic system.
Additionally, the lack of cables keeps the airflow cleaner and makes installation much easier. With a SRAM groupset you can always swap around the front and rear derailleur batteries if the rear one goes flat, and you get plenty of warning of that happening.
I ride around in Flanders too and there's more than enough (admittedly short) sharp hills to be found if you look for them that make a light bike worthwhile. That, and the weather is bad enough for me to really appreciate the no fuss maintenance of my groupset.
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This! precise shifts always. Battery lasts forever. Shimano Di2 on road bike and Sram Eagle AXS on my race mountain; "Manual"Eagke XXS on the training mountain. No comparison from manual to electronic.
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