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Re: Upgrading Wheels or Groupset [Callin']
I don't find it more enjoyable. I actually miss the tactile sensation of the manual pulls when I use the electronic shifting.

There are 2 undeniable benefits though. First, you can put shifters on a TT bike on both the bar ends as well as the bullhorns, so you can shift from 2 positions. The other is that you can run some super-clean cable-free front ends, without the hassle of internal cable routing.

On the whole, I do think electronic shifting is better. Def a luxury item that doesn't make you faster, but it's nice on a TT bike. It is however, annoying when something does go wrong as I mentioned - you'll have to take it to the shop in most cases to have it plugged into the diagonstic checker if it's not something obvious. And I'm not joking at all when I say this preferentially happens when you ship/pack your bike, so you're in a new place and often have limited time, and don't know if the local shops will have the expertise or parts. A few well known pros have run into Di2 issues that probably wouldn't have been an issue at all on mechanical (I'm not saying they should have ridden mechanical though!)
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