New di2 shifter for mtb

[jowwy]

No, its not just you. Im sure in terms of function it's A1, but wires, non existent styling...one gets the impression Shimano didn't invest a lot in the project. To be fair, it's probably not a huge earner for them.

Do two buttons need that much style.......its minimalist in its appearance, but huge in its function. Whats not to like......maybe you prefer this one

The middle button allows control of your garmin screens

 

[Drago]

They don't need much style, but any style at all would have been nice.

 

[fossyant]

The buttons look a bit close/small - how that works covered in mud whilst wearing muddy winter gloves I'm not sure.

Hmm, just don't get it. The rear mech is the 'most' damaged part on a MTB, and fitting a DI2 massively expensive mech on is is just asking for an expensive disaster. That and the fact that Shimano have a habit of altering standards (earlier Di2 road isn't compatible with the later models and it's not easy to get replacements for those systems).

I'm sure it's nice though, but I'll stick with wires. My SRAM MTB stuff works perfectly.

 

[jowwy]

The buttons look a bit close/small - how that works covered in mud whilst wearing muddy winter gloves I'm not sure.

Hmm, just don't get it. The rear mech is the 'most' damaged part on a MTB, and fitting a DI2 massively expensive mech on is is just asking for an expensive disaster. That and the fact that Shimano have a habit of altering standards (earlier Di2 road isn't compatible with the later models and it's not easy to get replacements for those systems).

I'm sure it's nice though, but I'll stick with wires. My SRAM MTB stuff works perfectly.

Its a good job that my xt di2 expensive rear mech is on my even more expensive commuter ebike then and wont see any mtb duties at all. So dont have to worry about dirty gloves

 

[fossyant]

It just frightens me as I know quite a few lads that have smashed numerous mechs, and its expensive enough at GX and XT level.

 

[jowwy]

It just frightens me as I know quite a few lads that have smashed numerous mechs, and its expensive enough at GX and XT level.

Well as the saying goes " never ride what you can't afford to replace"

 

[Drago]

Nope, never heard that one.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Do two buttons need that much style.......its minimalist in its appearance, but huge in its function. Whats not to like......maybe you prefer this one

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The middle button allows control of your garmin screens

Is the middle button the equivalent of turning a PC on and off?

 

[Cycleops]

So a simple lever has been replaced by two buttons and a wire, I guess that's progress?

 

[jowwy]

So a simple lever has been replaced by two buttons and a wire, I guess that's progress?

Two simple ĺevers and 2 wires......replaced by 2 buttons and 1 wire, carrying a signal of its intent. The buttons and wire wont seize, brake or stretch. Therefore perfect shifts everytime. Thats progress in my book

I care for no one else's opinion

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Eh, gear levers have one wire.

 

[Drago]

I care for no one else's opinion

Then why ask..?

Do two buttons need that much style.......

If it gives you a boner, great. If you don't care what anyone else thinks, great. But you need to accept that a significant proportion of cyclists aren't itnerested in electronic shifting, and their tastes and opinions are as valid as yours.

 

[fossyant]

Is the middle button the equivalent of turning a PC on and off?

Turbo boost.

 

[jowwy]

Then why ask..?

I didnt ask for opinions......i posted a picture and stated what it was. No opinion was courted

 

[Drago]

"Do two buttons need that much style?" is, by any sensible definition the term, a question.