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Me: electronic shifting is nice I guess, but I'm happy with mechanical for the most part and like that I don't have to remember to charge another thing. Me after re-indexing Di2 once: Wait, what? This took literally one minute. What? WHAT? what. wut. I .... I am converted.

8/5/26, 3:29 pm0 reposts13 likes

Dieter Bohn

@backlon.com

8 May

I just stood there and stared at the derailleur and thought: I'm done? That's it? That can't be it. I think that's it? I'll still keep mechanical on the city bike and electronic shifting is still just a nice to have when riding. But for setup? Holy crap man this was so easy it feels wrong.

Quack Snack

@quacksnack.bsky.social

8 May

I’m considering swapping over to electronic shifting but my brain has a similar “mechanical doesn’t need batteries and works well enough” mindset. You may have convinced me…

Dieter Bohn

@backlon.com

8 May

I didn't care at ALL about having it on my Fancy Bike until I just swapped wheels and had to re-index. It's a thing that will matter like once a year but ...well yeah I was taken aback!