GreenPlease wrote:
Here's the rub: it doesn't appear to actually be "wireless".
While I'm not particularly wowed by this setup, I'm not sure what can be expected for a "wireless" setup. Really, at best the system has to be everything in the front wired together, everything in the back wired together, and the two systems talk to each other. Otherwise, you're looking at batteries for each component. I can't imagine the weight penalty for having 4 or more individual batteries for each shifter and derailuer (more if you've introduced satellite shifters of some kind) and the complexity of trying to keep everything paired together. The obvious advantage of such a system is if one battery fails then you've only lost the ability to shift either front or back, not the entire system, but I cannot imagine the weight penalty would be worth it.