Re:Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Funct...
by SyzygistSix on Friday June 03, 2022 @05:58AM
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>For me the best thing is 100% reliable and fast front derailleur shifts.
I get that with even friction shifting. It's bombproof.
>With Di2 I haven’t dropped a chain
That has to do with your limit screws. I haven't dropped a chain in decades probably, minus some kind of dramatic mountain bike wreck.
Re:Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Funct...
by jamincan on Friday June 03, 2022 @09:31AM
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For what it's worth, I've found the newer R8000 front mech far easier to adjust.
Re:Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Funct...
by Lio on Friday June 03, 2022 @09:44AM
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Mine came with the RX derailleur which includes a clutch mechanism.
That really helps with both dropped chains and chain slap. Neither really happens any more not matter what surface I ride on (road, gravel, cobbles or light single track).
You can set that on the mechanical version too.
With Di2 I haven’t dropped a chain and it shifts instantly, just whzz and it’s ready, with the automatic down shift at the back too. The auto-trim feature is great too, no rubbing at all.
Honestly I don’t have a bad thing to say about Di2 at all, I’m far from a competent mechanic and between my group set arriving through the door and taking it for a first ride it took me about two hours to install everything. Just to change the cables previously would take me an hour of fiddling around with magnets to try and get them routed through the frame.