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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton
Have 2 bikes I want to move to electronic shifting on. First priority is the tri bike. Always rode Shimano drive trains, but am very interested in the Sram Etap. On the Tri bike it allows custom placement of secondary shift buttons which is a bonus. A wee bit cheaper from what I can tell and install seems very simple.
The roadie would be secondary. The shimano drivetrain on it works very well. The bike is a mix of 105, Ultegra and Dura ace.
Not sure if I want 2 different shifting protocols on the bikes, so likely will make both the same set up...
What are your thoughts??
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I've got a bike setup w/ Di2 and another w/ Ultegra, each has it's merits
Di2 is great for casual rides, you can add extra shifters where you want them and program how it performs but it is limited in that once the shifters are programmed they are that way until reprogrammed. W/ the manual Ultegra shifters I can shift down 1 or 2 or 3 gears gears at a time depending on the shifter throw, this is a feature I use a lot and really appreciate when you are making time.
11 speed, w/ a semicompact crank is really a nice way to go, a compact crank just doesn't have the gears to go really fast, tho it is fine in the hills, the semi compact is a nice step from the traditional crank which this old guy was having trouble w/ in the mountains, smaller. younger guys aren't likely to have this issue.