avonder123

As a technician that works at a shop that sees A LOT of electronic shifting in both road and mtn, I'm torn whether I want it or not. Customer comes in after riding their bike for 1,000's of miles but they have electronic shifting, we don't need to do much labor to their bike to get it performing great again because there is not cables or housing. That is a cool benefit that I've seen, and I haven't seen many catastrophically fail due to manufacturing or age defects. On the flip, it is expensive to replace if you crash, there is the possibility of forgetting your batteries and so on. But, cables can snap at any time, mid ride, you better have a cable handy and the knowledge to run it and adjust it. Also, if a cable snaps, it could tweak your derailleur/chain pretty bad. I still run mechanical, but I think I will soon make the switch to see how it is. I do love riding customers bikes around the parking lot that have electronic shifting.